RE: [PATCH]MBM: add Ericsson mbm driver

[Carl Nordbeck]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH [mailto:greg@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: den 17 november 2008 05:21
> To: Carl Nordbeck
> Cc: Carl Nordbeck; Alan Stern; Oliver Neukum; linux-net; linux-usb
> Subject: Re: [PATCH]MBM: add Ericsson mbm driver
> 
> On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 11:48:19PM +0100, Carl Nordbeck wrote:
> >  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,
> 
> Do any other types of Linux network devices currently use 
> this name?  Do any userspace tools expect this naming scheme 
> and handle it differently than other network devices already? 
>  Is this all docmented somewhere?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h
> 

There is no other devices using this name yet. Here is a link to
GSMA with full list of companies supporting MobileBroadband:
http://www.gsmworld.com/our-work/programmes-and-initiatives/mobile-broad
band/mobile_broadband-industry.htm

We currently needs some kind of flag to userspace applications,
i.e NetworkMananger or Conman, to indicate that the device do need a
seperate control-plane to operate.
It can be possible to make a totaly seperate module that do not reuse
usbnet?

/BR
Carl Nordbeck


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