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

[Lauri Niskanen]

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.

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Lauri Niskanen
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