Re: [PATCH]MBM: add Ericsson mbm driver

[Oliver Neukum]

Am Sonntag, 16. November 2008 23:48:19 schrieb 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.

So how does user space learn how to open the control channel?

> The nameing mbX reflects the will from several parties(GSM Association,
> Ericsson...) to use MobileBroadband.
> MBN is short for MobileBroadbandNetworkdevice,

The name itself isn't the problem. The question is should it have
a name of its own? And is it documented? If there are reason for using
neither an ethernet nor a tty name, you must add documentation.

	Regards
		Oliver
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