Re: [PATCH v1 2/2] net: usb: cdc_ether: Add Fibocom MA510 modem

From: Bjørn Mork
Date: Fri Apr 08 2022 - 09:35:41 EST


Lars Melin <larsm17@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Why do you add this modem to the whitelist?

I believe the clue is the

> + .driver_info = (unsigned long)&wwan_info,

to set FLAG_WWAN instead of the default FLAG_ETHER | FLAG_POINTTOPOINT

> The net interface has the correct cdc_ether attributes so the
> cdc_ether driver should bind automagically without any need for the
> modem to be in the whitelist.

Yes, this sort of works against the class driver philosophy. But we've
already started down that road, so...



Bjørn