linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv3 07/11] USB: gadget: g_multi: added documentation and INF files

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Message-ID: <87ljaw1obm.fsf@erwin.mina86.com>
Date:	Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:02:21 +0200
From:	Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@...a86.com>
To:	Xiaofan Chen <xiaofanc@...il.com>
Cc:	Michał Nazarewicz <m.nazarewicz@...sung.com>,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	David Brownell <dbrownell@...rs.sourceforge.net>,
	Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@...sung.com>,
	Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv3 07/11] USB: gadget: g_multi: added documentation and INF  files

>>> On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:02:54 +0200, Xiaofan Chen <xiaofanc@...il.com> wrote:
>>>> LayoutFile=layout.inf
>>>> CatalogFile=%MFGFILENAME%.cat

>> 2010/6/2 Michał Nazarewicz <m.nazarewicz@...sung.com>:
>>> So, what is this cat file for? 

> 2010/6/3 Xiaofan Chen <xiaofanc@...il.com>:
>> In a word, that line can be deleted.

In that case, I'll try to test the new INF files on various Windows
versions and will probably send updated patchset to the list.

Xiaofan Chen <xiaofanc@...il.com> writes:
> Just hope the Linux USB developers will not be bored by this kind
> of Windows specific information.

Someone has to do that.  If there's someone who knows that stuff it'll
be a sin not to use his expertise. :)

> Here is the nice writeup by Microsoft about KMCS.
> http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/driver/install/drvsign/kmcs-walkthrough.mspx

Wow...  Honestly, 56 pages? They sure know how to make "openssl dgst
-sign" complicated...

I'll have to put that on my TODO list thought it may take some time till
I get to singing drivers.

> So if your employer (Samsung) or others is quite nice and submit the
> driver package (the inf and cat file for CDC-ACM) for WHQL and got
> approved, in the future, uses of the inf file will not see the red color
> warning. This might be desired for corporate customers.

I *personally* see how it may be a problem for _any_ corporation since
singing is like saying "yes, we guarantee it won't destroy your computer
nor it will summon demons" and by releasing signed driver you in effect
loose control over it.  Again, further signature investigations are on
my TODO list.

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