netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/7 v3] initdev:kernel:USB init device discovery notification

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Message-ID: <4A7C8A04.3060005@googlemail.com>
Date:	Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:09:40 +0100
From:	Alan Jenkins <sourcejedi.lkml@...glemail.com>
To:	David VomLehn <dvomlehn@...co.com>
CC:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, greg@...ah.com,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	arjan@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/7 v3] initdev:kernel:USB init device discovery notification

David VomLehn wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 06:17:51PM +0100, Alan Jenkins wrote:
>   
>> On 8/7/09, Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu> wrote:
>>     
>>> On Fri, 7 Aug 2009, Alan Jenkins wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>>> +/* The mask of possible USB boot devices depends on what drivers and
>>>>> + * options have been configured into the kernel.  There are too many
>>>>> + * USB network config options to list here, so just assume it is always
>>>>> + * possible to have a USB network device.
>>>>> + */
>>>>>           
>>>> That could be fixed though.  Make the "USB Network Adaptors" menu into
>>>> an option.

> I remember thinking about this and seem to recall that Alan Stern and I
> tossed this idea around, but didn't act on it. Such a thing holds potential
> for avoiding an unnecessary delay during boot. Whether it actually makes
> things faster in a given configuration will depend on that configuration's
> critical path, but I would welcome such a patch on the basis that it's
> unlikely to hurt and could improve boot times in some circumstances.
>   

Bother, I see why this doesn't work now.  There are all the USB
*wireless* network drivers outside the menu.

Thanks anyway
Alan
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