linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] USB: misc: Add N-trig firmware driver

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Message-ID: <20101006140437.GD19470@kroah.com>
Date:	Wed, 6 Oct 2010 07:04:37 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Micki Balanga <micki@...rig.com>
Cc:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>, "gregkh@...e.de" <gregkh@...e.de>,
	"jim.collar@...are.net" <jim.collar@...are.net>,
	"linux-usb@...r.kernel.org" <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] USB: misc: Add N-trig firmware driver

On Wed, Oct 06, 2010 at 04:47:24AM +0000, Micki Balanga wrote:
> > Why does it have to be a driver at all?  Why can't you just use libusb
> > or usbfs to implement this?
> 
> The driver is used for several debug applications we use and libusb or
> usbfs caused us several problem.

What were those problems?  Did you report them so we can get them fixed?

> we also run on several platform. The user space application which
> communicate with the driver is common for several OS. 

Then it would make more sense to use libusb, which works on all
platforms, right?

thanks,

greg k-h
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