linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] usb: misc: Add driver for ALVA Nanoface

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Date:	Tue, 11 Nov 2014 09:17:03 +0200
From:	Lauri Niskanen <ape@...3000.com>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usb: misc: Add driver for ALVA Nanoface

On 11/11/14 09:07, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> Any reason this can't be a simple userspace program that writes the
> needed command to the device using libusb instead of being a kernel
> driver?  This seems like overkill for a kernel driver to me.

You are probably right. It indeed should be possible to do this in 
userspace. I thought that having a kernel driver would still be 
benefical since it adds plug-and-play availability for all Linux users 
without having to deal with userspace driver programs.

You are far more experienced with these things than me, so I am happy to 
let you make the decision about whether to have a kernel driver or not.

-- 
Lauri Niskanen
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