Bug 723864 - usb: compile out the crap
Summary: usb: compile out the crap
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: qemu-kvm
Version: 6.2
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Gerd Hoffmann
QA Contact: Virtualization Bugs
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-07-21 12:16 UTC by Gerd Hoffmann
Modified: 2013-01-10 00:07 UTC (History)
8 users (show)

Fixed In Version: qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.172.el6
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Emulation of the following USB devices was disabled: * usb-wacom-tablet (use usb-tablet instead). * usb-braille (useless anyway as we don't build with brlapi). * usb-serial * usb-net * usb-bt-dongle
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Last Closed: 2011-12-06 15:54:14 UTC
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2011:1531 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Moderate: qemu-kvm security, bug fix, and enhancement update 2011-12-06 01:23:30 UTC

Description Gerd Hoffmann 2011-07-21 12:16:56 UTC 
Description of problem:
There are a bunch of usb device emulations enabled in qemu-kvm
which we don't want support and which should be disabled.
Comment 8 juzhang 2011-09-07 06:52:53 UTC 
Verified this issue with qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.184.el6


Results:
The following devices are disabled.
* usb-wacom-tablet (use usb-tablet instead).
 * usb-braille (useless anyway as we don't build with brlapi).
 * usb-serial
 * usb-net
 * usb-bt-dongle


#/usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -device \? 2>&1 | grep -i usb
name "ich9-usb-uhci3", bus PCI
name "ich9-usb-uhci2", bus PCI
name "ich9-usb-uhci1", bus PCI
name "piix4-usb-uhci", bus PCI
name "piix3-usb-uhci", bus PCI
name "usb-hub", bus USB
name "usb-host", bus USB
name "usb-kbd", bus USB
name "usb-mouse", bus USB
name "usb-tablet", bus USB
name "usb-storage", bus USB
name "usb-ccid", bus USB, desc "CCID Rev 1.1 smartcard reader"
name "ich9-usb-ehci1", bus PCI
name "usb-ehci", bus PCI

This issue has been fixed.
Comment 10 Eduardo Habkost 2011-11-22 15:48:34 UTC 
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
Emulation of the following USB devices was disabled:
 * usb-wacom-tablet (use usb-tablet instead).
 * usb-braille (useless anyway as we don't build with brlapi).
 * usb-serial
 * usb-net
 * usb-bt-dongle
Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2011-12-06 15:54:14 UTC 
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1531.html
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