linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 1/2] net: mhi: Enable Ethernet interface support

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Message-ID: <20251210183827.7024a8cf@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:38:27 +0900
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Vivek Pernamitta <vivek.pernamitta@....qualcomm.com>
Cc: Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@...n.ch>, "David S. Miller"
 <davem@...emloft.net>, Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>, Paolo Abeni
 <pabeni@...hat.com>, Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@...nel.org>,
 netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mhi@...ts.linux.dev,
 linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 1/2] net: mhi: Enable Ethernet interface support

On Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:55:38 +0530 Vivek Pernamitta wrote:
> Add support to configure a new client as Ethernet type over MHI by
> setting "mhi_device_info.ethernet_if = true". Create a new Ethernet
> interface named eth%d. This complements existing NET driver support.
> 
> Introduce IP_SW1, ETH0, and ETH1 network interfaces required for
> M-plane, NETCONF, and S-plane components.
> 
> M-plane:
> Implement DU M-Plane software for non-real-time O-RAN management
> between O-DU and O-RU using NETCONF/YANG and O-RAN WG4 M-Plane YANG
> models. Provide capability exchange, configuration management,
> performance monitoring, and fault management per O-RAN.WG4.TS.MP.0-
> R004-v18.00.

Noob question perhaps, what does any of this have to do with Ethernet?
You need Ethernet to exchange NETCONF messages?