Re: [RFC PATCH 1/5] OMAP2+: Panda introduce async platform datadefinition

From: Greg KH
Date: Sat Mar 12 2011 - 20:07:06 EST


On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 10:50:39PM +0000, Andy Green wrote:
> This is part of an RFC patch series introducing asynchronous platform
> data, which may be attached to discovered bus devices at probe time
> based on the device path.
>
> As part of the series, platform_data is enabled in usbnet layer.
>
> This patch defines the usbnet platform data, allowing the panda board
> definition file to assert the naming of the usbnet network interface
> should be eth%d instead of usb%d.

Why is this? If you want to do this, it should be done in userspace
today, no need to involve the kernel in this type of thing.

So I don't see the point of this patch.

thanks,

greg k-h
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