linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] vtunerc: virtual DVB device - is it ok to NACK driver because of worrying about possible misusage?

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Message-ID: <20111205215405.6ab53357@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Mon, 5 Dec 2011 21:54:05 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Andreas Oberritter <obi@...uxtv.org>
Cc:	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...hat.com>,
	HoP <jpetrous@...il.com>,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
	linux-media@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] vtunerc: virtual DVB device - is it ok to NACK driver
 because of worrying about possible misusage?

> How can usbip work if networking and usb are so different and what's so
> different between vtunerc and usbip, that made it possible to put usbip
> into drivers/staging?

Where usbip seems to have remained for a long time without actually being
made useful or correct enough to progress. Meanwhile most remote USB
device access is at a higher level and works beautifully (eg remote USB
printing).

Case proven I think rather than the reverse

Alan
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