netdev - Re: [PATCH net 0/3] cdc-ether: handle promiscuous mode

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Date:	Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:30:32 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	oneukum@...e.de
Cc:	olivier.blin@...tathome.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	hayeswang@...ltek.com, bjorn@...k.no
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 0/3] cdc-ether: handle promiscuous mode

From: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.de>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 22:10:25 +0100

> On Tue, 2014-10-28 at 15:49 -0400, David Miller wrote:
>> From: Olivier Blin <olivier.blin@...tathome.com>
>> Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 19:42:59 +0200
>> 
>> > Since kernel 3.16, my Lenovo USB network adapters (RTL8153) using
>> > cdc-ether are not working anymore in a bridge.
>> > 
>> > This is due to commit c472ab68ad67db23c9907a27649b7dc0899b61f9, which
>> > resets the packet filter when the device is bound.
>> > 
>> > The default packet filter set by cdc-ether does not include
>> > promiscuous, while the adapter seemed to have promiscuous enabled by
>> > default.
>> > 
>> > This patch series allows to support promiscuous mode for cdc-ether, by
>> > hooking into set_rx_mode.
>> > 
>> > Incidentally, maybe this device should be handled by the r8152 driver,
>> > but this patch series is still nice for other adapters.
>> 
>> Can a usbnet expert please review this series?
> 
> Acked-by: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.de>

Series applied, thanks!
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