Messages in this thread | | | From | Felipe Balbi <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v4 1/3] usb: gadget: ccid: add support for USB CCID Gadget Device | Date | Thu, 26 Jul 2018 13:53:30 +0300 |
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Marcus Folkesson <marcus.folkesson@gmail.com> writes:
> Chip Card Interface Device (CCID) protocol is a USB protocol that > allows a smartcard device to be connected to a computer via a card > reader using a standard USB interface, without the need for each manufacturer > of smartcards to provide its own reader or protocol. > > This gadget driver makes Linux show up as a CCID device to the host and let a > userspace daemon act as the smartcard. > > This is useful when the Linux gadget itself should act as a cryptographic > device or forward APDUs to an embedded smartcard device. > > Signed-off-by: Marcus Folkesson <marcus.folkesson@gmail.com>
I still don't see the benefit of having this in the kernel when functionfs would do just fine.
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