RE: [PATCH]MBM: add Ericsson mbm driver

[Carl Nordbeck]

 Hi Greg.
The reason for this is that the name usbX is very confusing for a
MobileBroadband device.
This type of devices needs a control-plane to start working, ie AT
command channel to initiate the data user-plane.
The nameing mbX reflects the will from several parties(GSM Association,
Ericsson...) to use MobileBroadband.
MBN is short for MobileBroadbandNetworkdevice,

/BR
Carl Nordbeck

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-usb-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:linux-usb-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Greg KH
> Sent: den 12 november 2008 20:27
> To: Carl Nordbeck
> Cc: Alan Stern; Oliver Neukum; linux-net; linux-usb
> Subject: Re: [PATCH]MBM: add Ericsson mbm driver
> 
> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 01:25:35AM +0100, Carl Nordbeck wrote:
> > --- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
> > @@ -1205,6 +1205,9 @@ usbnet_probe (struct usb_interface 
> *udev, const struct usb_device_id *prod)
> >  		/* WLAN devices should always be named "wlan%d" */
> >  		if ((dev->driver_info->flags & FLAG_WLAN) != 0)
> >  			strcpy(net->name, "wlan%d");
> > +		/* MB devices should always be named "mb%d" */
> > +		if (dev->driver_info->flags & FLAG_MBN)
> > +			strcpy (net->name, "mb%d");
> 
> Why?  Why have a different naming scheme only for this type 
> of devices?
> What makes this necessary?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h
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