Re: [Libusb-win32-devel] struct usb_device* lifetimes

[Graeme G. <gr...@ar...>]

Dan Ellis wrote:

> I've just spotted a problem which probably explains quite a bit of
> strange behaviour which has been seen:
> 
> When a device is unplugged, a subsequent call to usb_find_devices will
> free the struct usb_device, even though some other part of the software
> may have a handle open on the device, with the handle structure holding
> a pointer of the (now invalid) device.

This might explain why merely listing available USB devices corrupts
and breaks an existing Libusb-win32 USB connection running in another
process...

Graeme Gill.