USB: usbfs: deprecate and hide option for !embedded
Modern systems do not use usbfs; the entries within it are files, not device nodes, and do not support ACLs which are the default way to provide access to USB devices to untrusted users. It is replaced by device-nodes maintained by udev in /dev/bus/usb, libusb uses this device nodes. Mark the option as deprecated, and hide entirely for non-embedded builds (which may not be using udev but require raw USB device access). Signed-off-by: Scott James Remnant <scott@canonical.com> Acked-by: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
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depends on USB
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depends on USB
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config USB_DEVICEFS
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config USB_DEVICEFS
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bool "USB device filesystem"
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bool "USB device filesystem (DEPRECATED)" if EMBEDDED
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depends on USB
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depends on USB
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---help---
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---help---
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If you say Y here (and to "/proc file system support" in the "File
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If you say Y here (and to "/proc file system support" in the "File
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For the format of the various /proc/bus/usb/ files, please read
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For the format of the various /proc/bus/usb/ files, please read
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<file:Documentation/usb/proc_usb_info.txt>.
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<file:Documentation/usb/proc_usb_info.txt>.
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Usbfs files can't handle Access Control Lists (ACL), which are the
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Modern Linux systems do not use this.
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default way to grant access to USB devices for untrusted users of a
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desktop system. The usbfs functionality is replaced by real
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Usbfs entries are files and not character devices; usbfs can't
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device-nodes managed by udev. These nodes live in /dev/bus/usb and
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handle Access Control Lists (ACL) which are the default way to
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are used by libusb.
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grant access to USB devices for untrusted users of a desktop
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system.
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The usbfs functionality is replaced by real device-nodes managed by
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udev. These nodes lived in /dev/bus/usb and are used by libusb.
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config USB_DEVICE_CLASS
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config USB_DEVICE_CLASS
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bool "USB device class-devices (DEPRECATED)"
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bool "USB device class-devices (DEPRECATED)"
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