linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] slimbus: Linux driver framework for SLIMbus.

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <20110817063237.GA12344@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
Date:	Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:32:42 +0900
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
To:	Sagar Dharia <sdharia@...eaurora.org>
Cc:	Kenneth Heitke <kheitke@...eaurora.org>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	David Brown <davidb@...eaurora.org>, bryanh@...eaurora.org,
	linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, rdunlap@...otime.net,
	rmk+kernel@....linux.org.uk, john.stultz@...aro.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, ohad@...ery.com, gregkh@...e.de,
	stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de, lethal@...ux-sh.org,
	linville@...driver.com, zajec5@...il.com,
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] slimbus: Linux driver framework for SLIMbus.

On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 06:54:45PM -0700, Sagar Dharia wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 05:27:05PM -0600, Kenneth Heitke wrote:

> > There's a callback generated to left the client know when this has
> > happened I'd expect?

> As of now, there is no callback to notify them. They can either query it
> during 1st transaction, or retry with some delay in the probe itself.
> Callback is a good idea and we can definitely use it to inform clients
> that their device has come up.

It's pretty much essential, I'd expect slimbus devices will want to
provide always on functionality like accessory detection which there's
no reason to delay.
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/