linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: usb: usbnet: restore usb%d name exception for local mac addresses

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Message-ID: <20250326041158.630cfdf7@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2025 04:11:58 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Ahmed Naseef <naseefkm@...il.com>
Cc: asmadeus@...ewreck.org, andrew+netdev@...n.ch, davem@...emloft.net,
 dominique.martinet@...ark-techno.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
 netdev@...r.kernel.org, oneukum@...e.com, pabeni@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: usb: usbnet: restore usb%d name exception for
 local mac addresses

On Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:27:26 +0400 Ahmed Naseef wrote:
> Hello,  
> 
> I have tested this patch and can confirm that it works as expected with at least three models
> of Quectel LTE modems.  
> 
> 
> Tested-by: Ahmed Naseef <naseefkm@...il.com> 
> 
> This issue affects many users of OpenWrt, where USB LTE modems are widely used. The device
> name change has caused significant inconvenience, and as a result, this patch has already been
> accepted in OpenWrt:
> 
> https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/commit/ecd609f509f29ed1f75db5c7a623f359c64efb72  
> 
> Restoring the previous naming convention at the kernel level would greatly help in maintaining 
> consistency and avoiding unnecessary workarounds in userspace which is not straightforward in openwrt.  
> 
> I hope this feedback helps in reconsidering the patch for mainline inclusion.  

It needs to be reposted to be reconsidered, FWIW