netdev - Re: [patch 2.6.30-rc4] usbnet: CDC EEM support (v5)

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Date:	Mon, 04 May 2009 12:01:54 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	david-b@...bell.net
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, omar.oberthur@...il.com,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 2.6.30-rc4] usbnet: CDC EEM support (v5)

From: David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 12:00:10 -0700

> This introduces a CDC Ethernet Emulation Model (EEM) host side
> driver to support USB EEM devices.
> 
> EEM is different from the Ethernet Control Model (ECM) currently
> supported by the "CDC Ethernet" driver.  One key difference is
> that it doesn't require of USB interface alternate settings to
> manage interface state; some maldesigned hardware can't handle
> that part of USB.  It also avoids a separate USB interface for
> control and status updates.
> 
> [ dbrownell@...rs.sourceforge.net: fix skb leaks, add rx packet
> checks, improve fault handling, EEM conformance updates, cleanup ]
> 
> Signed-off-by: Omar Laazimani <omar.oberthur@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@...rs.sourceforge.net>

Applied, thanks.
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