netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: cdc_ncm: add Huawei devices

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Message-Id: <20121113.143419.1681663503009222211.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:34:19 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	bjorn@...k.no
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	oliver@...kum.org, alexey.orishko@...ricsson.com,
	tommy7765@...oo.com, olof.ermis@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: cdc_ncm: add Huawei devices

From: Bjørn Mork <bjorn@...k.no>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:19:43 +0100

> A number of Huawei 3G and LTE modems implement a CDC NCM function,
> including the necessary functional descriptors, but using a non
> standard interface layout and class/subclass/protocol codes.
> 
> These devices can be handled by this driver with only a minor
> change to the probing logic, allowing a single combined control
> and data interface.  This works because the devices
> - include a CDC Union descriptor labelling the combined
>   interface as both master and slave, and
> - have an alternate setting #1 for the bulk endpoints on the
>   combined interface.
> 
> The 3G/LTE network connection is managed by vendor specific AT
> commands on a serial function in the same composite device.
> Handling the managment function is out of the scope of this
> driver.  It will be handled by an appropriate USB serial
> driver.
> 
> Reported-and-Tested-by: Olof Ermis <olof.ermis@...il.com>
> Reported-and-Tested-by: Tommy Cheng <tommy7765@...oo.com>
> Signed-off-by: Bjørn Mork <bjorn@...k.no>

Applied to net, thanks.

> I am therefore requesting that this patch is put in the stable
> queue like other device additons.
> 
> I guess it may be too late for v3.7, but FWIW I have verified
> that the patch applies cleanly to both the current net-next/master
> and to net/master, and will not cause merge conflicts either way.
> I have also verified that it applies cleanly to the v3.6.6 stable
> release.

There were quite a few ID additions and I don't think most of them
were actually queued up for -stable submission.

Can you make a list of patches that still need to be submitted to
-stable, including this one?

Thanks.
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