linux-kernel - Re: Memory stick reader Ricoh R5C592 supported?

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Message-ID: <20070302121512.GD1212@srcf.ucam.org>
Date:	Fri, 2 Mar 2007 12:15:12 +0000
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	Alan <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Pierre Ossman <drzeus-list@...eus.cx>, Werner LEMBERG <wl@....org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Memory stick reader Ricoh R5C592 supported?

On Fri, Mar 02, 2007 at 12:21:30PM +0000, Alan wrote:

> Don't hold your breath either. The reverse engineering work done a long
> time ago on some of the memory sticks suggests the "security" (DRM)
> features are actually done in software by the driver so I doubt we'll see
> specs soon.

DRM on memory stick appears to be about as widely used as the secure 
part of SD, so I don't think that's intrinsically a problem.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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