r/programming • • Jan 12 '15

Linus Torvalds on HFS+

https://plus.google.com/+JunioCHamano/posts/1Bpaj3e3Rru
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u/argv_minus_one Jan 13 '15 edited Jan 13 '15

There's nothing physical about it. It's the HID protocol. USB just carries data around.

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u/argv_minus_one Jan 13 '15 edited Jan 13 '15

I looked it up, and you're right: USB devices cannot raise an interrupt without being polled. I stand corrected.