linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mmc: core: Add a capability for disabling mmc cards

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Date:	Tue, 14 May 2013 15:53:33 +0800
From:	Adam Lee <adam.lee@...onical.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	nico@...xnic.net, Doug Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>,
	Alim Akhtar <alim.akhtar@...sung.com>,
	Chris Ball <cjb@...top.org>,
	Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>,
	Johan Rudholm <johan.rudholm@...ricsson.com>,
	Jaehoon Chung <jh80.chung@...sung.com>,
	Konstantin Dorfman <kdorfman@...eaurora.org>,
	linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mmc: core: Add a capability for disabling mmc cards

On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 03:38:17PM +0800, Adam Lee wrote:
> On some systems we need a way to disable MMC card support in a MMC/SD
> card slot due to the legal concern.
> 
> Add support in the core SD/MMC code to support this.

CC more addresses.

Yes, this capability seems odd, but linux computer vendors need this to
avoid legal problems. Please review, thanks.

-- 
Regards,
Adam Lee
Hardware Enablement
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