netdev - Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 16821] New: g_ether no carrier while it is

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Message-Id: <20100824164006.0bd7b7e8.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:40:06 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	bugzilla-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org,
	bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>, public.avatar@...il.com
Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 16821] New: g_ether no carrier while it is


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On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:24:16 GMT
bugzilla-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org wrote:

> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16821
> 
>            Summary: g_ether no carrier while it is
>            Product: Networking
>            Version: 2.5
>     Kernel Version: 2.6.3(2 - ok, 3?, 4-6 - fail)
>           Platform: All
>         OS/Version: Linux
>               Tree: Mainline
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: blocking
>           Priority: P1
>          Component: Other
>         AssignedTo: acme@...stprotocols.net
>         ReportedBy: public.avatar@...il.com
>         Regression: Yes
> 
> 
> After successfully loaded g_ether module (with use_eem=0) usb device appears.
> If I configure it at host as ifconfig usb0 blah bah, than network present, all
> ok. 
> In windows (with RNDIS config), and in linux with bridge it looks to CARRIER
> state. I get in ip addr state DOWN, NO-CARRIER. That's why g_ether usb device
> in bridge and windows don't work at all.

So g_ether broke after 2.6.32?

Nobody really seems to do much with that USB driver.  I wonder if some
changes in core networking could have triggered this?

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