linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] TODO FLAG_POINTTOPOINT => FLAG_WWAN? usbnet/cdc_ncm: mark ncm devices as "mobile broadband devices" with FLAG

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Message-ID: <2AC7D4AD8BA1C640B4C60C61C8E520153E3C07E64B@EXDCVYMBSTM006.EQ1STM.local>
Date:	Wed, 1 Jun 2011 13:39:57 +0200
From:	Alexey ORISHKO <alexey.orishko@...ricsson.com>
To:	"Stefan (metze) Metzmacher" <metze@...ba.org>
Cc:	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.name>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	"linux-usb@...r.kernel.org" <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] TODO FLAG_POINTTOPOINT => FLAG_WWAN? usbnet/cdc_ncm:
 mark ncm devices as "mobile broadband devices" with FLAG_WWAN

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stefan (metze) Metzmacher [mailto:metze@...ba.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 12:47 PM
> 
> Would it be possible to add some autodetection for known devices, in a
> similar way the cdc_ether driver does it.

If you use udev rules and create an alias for your device, you won't
be dependent on generic driver code.

Regards,
alexey
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