linux-kernel - Re: [patch 4/5] [RFC] Add MMC Password Protection (lock/unlock) support V7: mmc

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Message-ID: <45709B95.9000009@drzeus.cx>
Date:	Fri, 01 Dec 2006 22:16:05 +0100
From:	Pierre Ossman <drzeus-list@...eus.cx>
To:	Anderson Briglia <anderson.briglia@...t.org.br>
CC:	"Linux-omap-open-source@...ux.omap.com" 
	<linux-omap-open-source@...ux.omap.com>,
	Russell King <rmk+lkml@....linux.org.uk>,
	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
	"Aguiar Carlos (EXT-INdT/Manaus)" <carlos.aguiar@...t.org.br>,
	ext David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>,
	"Lizardo Anderson (EXT-INdT/Manaus)" <anderson.lizardo@...t.org.br>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 4/5] [RFC] Add MMC Password Protection (lock/unlock) support
 V7: mmc_sysfs.diff

Anderson Briglia wrote:
> Hi Pierre,
>
> ext Pierre Ossman wrote:
>> Patch looks ok. But I never got an answer what the difference between
>> "change" and "assign" is.
>
> You're right, the command is the same, but the difference is the
> password's
> length and password itself sent to the card.
> According to MMC spec 4.1, when a password replacement is done, the
> length value
> (PWD_LEN) shall include both passwords, the old and the new one, and
> the password
> (PWD) shall include the old (currently) followed by the new password.

So shouldn't this be something that userspace handles?

-- 
     -- Pierre Ossman

  Linux kernel, MMC maintainer        http://www.kernel.org
  PulseAudio, core developer          http://pulseaudio.org
  rdesktop, core developer          http://www.rdesktop.org

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