#11877 NORM 12.2.0: device permissions for USB devices should be more permissive

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#11877: device permissions for USB devices should be more permissive
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           Reporter:  pgf          |       Owner:  pbrobinson   
               Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new          
           Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  12.2.0       
          Component:  distro       |     Version:  not specified
         Resolution:               |    Keywords:               
        Next_action:  never set    |    Verified:  0            
Deployment_affected:               |   Blockedby:               
           Blocking:               |  
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Comment(by pgf):

 this rule seems to work:
 {{{
 SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", SUBSYSTEM!="block", DRIVER="", MODE="0666"
 }}}

 this far more restrictive combination also seems to work with the handful
 of devices i have on hand, but it's far more of a guess as to whether
 these assumptions about the interface class being 0xff ("vend.") or the
 device class being 0 will hold for the "interesting" devices that might
 not have "real" drivers.
 {{{
 SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{bInterfaceClass}=="ff", MODE="0666"
 SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{bDeviceClass}=="00", MODE="0666"
 }}}

 i'm inclined to favor the first rule.  the XO is a very-single-user
 device, and at worst, someone can make their laptop stop working while the
 device in question is plugged in.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/11877#comment:7>
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