netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/7 v3] initdev:kernel:USB init device discovery notification

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Date:	Fri, 7 Aug 2009 16:32:52 +0100
From:	Alan Jenkins <sourcejedi.lkml@...glemail.com>
To:	David VomLehn <dvomlehn@...co.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, greg@...ah.com,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	arjan@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/7 v3] initdev:kernel:USB init device discovery 
	notification

On 8/4/09, David VomLehn <dvomlehn@...co.com> wrote:
> From: Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
>
> Use init device discovery infrastructure to provide notification of
> availability of USB devices.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
> Signed-off-by: David VomLehn <dvomlehn@...co.com>
> ---
>  drivers/usb/core/hub.c |   26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
> index be86ae3..08baee0 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
> @@ -37,6 +37,20 @@
>  #endif
>  #endif
>
> +/* The mask of possible USB boot devices depends on what drivers and
> + * options have been configured into the kernel.  There are too many
> + * USB network config options to list here, so just assume it is always
> + * possible to have a USB network device.
> + */

That could be fixed though.  Make the "USB Network Adaptors" menu into
an option.  Then you just have e.g. "CONFIG_NETDEV_USB", plus the two
class devices outside the menu (CONFIG_USB_ACM and CONFIG_USB_WDM).

Alan
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