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SubjectRe: Kernel Oops during usb usage (2.6.5)
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> Heh.  So the correct answer is:
> - don't do that. Talking to the same device through usbfs at
> the same time by multiple programs is cause for lots of bad
> things to happen to your device, and might possibly cause it
> to hang. If you want to allow a user to access a device
> through usbfs, make sure you trust them.

If usbfs fails to work when a device is accessed by multiple programs
then that is a bug in usbfs and should be fixed. Hopefully it's already
fixed.

All the best,

Duncan.
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