linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 09/10] usb: Add USB subsystem notifications [ver #3]

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Date:   Thu, 6 Jun 2019 10:24:18 -0400 (EDT)
From:   Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
To:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
cc:     viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>, <raven@...maw.net>,
        <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-block@...r.kernel.org>, <keyrings@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/10] usb: Add USB subsystem notifications [ver #3]

On Thu, 6 Jun 2019, David Howells wrote:

> Add a USB subsystem notification mechanism whereby notifications about
> hardware events such as device connection, disconnection, reset and I/O
> errors, can be reported to a monitoring process asynchronously.

USB I/O errors covers an awfully large and vague field.  Do we really
want to include them?  I'm doubtful.

Alan Stern