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

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Message-ID: <874ne5n6zv.fsf@octavius.laptop.org>
Date:	Tue, 14 May 2013 07:19:48 -0400
From:	Chris Ball <cjb@...top.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	nico@...xnic.net, Doug Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>,
	Alim Akhtar <alim.akhtar@...sung.com>,
	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

Hi,

On Tue, May 14 2013, Adam Lee wrote:
> 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.

This has already been NACKed by Nicolas:

https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/1359121/

(At least, I think it has -- your forward doesn't include the patch
itself.)

Thanks,

- Chris.
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