rules: uaccess - add ID_SOFTWARE_RADIO

On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 1:52 PM, Alick Zhao <alick9188@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> So maybe ID_SOFTWARE_RADIO ?
>>
>> Hmm, SDR is more a term for a generic technology than for a device
>> class. To me it does not really sound like an administrator would know
>> what this is.
>>
>> What exactly is the device or subsystem you want to make accessible to
>> locally logged-in users only?
>
> Initially it is bladeRF, but many more are of interest: USRP, rtl-sdr,
> HackRF, ... [1]
>
> I agree an administrator might not know what SDR is, since it is
> currently still not widely known, and makes sense only for amateurs
> and researchers. But as a SDR fan, I see many new SDR peripherals
> are created recently, and expect to see more. So a generic ID seems
> reasonable to me.
>
> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_software-defined_radios

diff --git a/src/login/70-uaccess.rules b/src/login/70-uaccess.rules
index 57f619d5eb6822582aa5469fd8948953f99ed0d5..694df2cfc8a8d59cadf04916d0a9658582acd88a 100644 (file)
--- a/src/login/70-uaccess.rules
+++ b/src/login/70-uaccess.rules
@@ -72,4 +72,7 @@ ENV{DDC_DEVICE}=="?*", TAG+="uaccess"
 # media player raw devices (for user-mode drivers, Android SDK, etc.)
 SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{ID_MEDIA_PLAYER}=="?*", TAG+="uaccess"
 
 # media player raw devices (for user-mode drivers, Android SDK, etc.)
 SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{ID_MEDIA_PLAYER}=="?*", TAG+="uaccess"
 

+# software-defined radio communication devices
+ENV{ID_SOFTWARE_RADIO}=="?*", TAG+="uaccess"
+

 LABEL="uaccess_end"
 LABEL="uaccess_end"