linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] net: mhi: Add raw IP mode support

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Date:   Fri, 18 Dec 2020 09:01:30 +0100
From:   Loic Poulain <loic.poulain@...aro.org>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] net: mhi: Add raw IP mode support

Hi Jakub,

On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 17:58, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 16:34:09 +0100 Loic Poulain wrote:
> > MHI net is protocol agnostic, the payload protocol depends on the modem
> > configuration, which can be either RMNET (IP muxing and aggregation) or
> > raw IP. This patch adds support for incomming IPv4/IPv6 packets, that
> > was previously unconditionnaly reported as RMNET packets.
>
> Now it sounds a lot more like an extension than a fix. Is the interface
> usable without this change? If it is we should merge this into net-next
> after the merge window.

Yes, without this change, interface is usable when modem is configured
with RMNET protocol, it's an extension to raw ip support.

>
> Either way you need to cc netdev for this patch to get into patchwork.

I'll resubmit after the merge window.

Thanks,
Loic