netdev - Re: [PATCH net 0/3] cdc-ether: handle promiscuous mode

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Message-ID: <1414530625.29018.1.camel@linux-0dmf.site>
Date:	Tue, 28 Oct 2014 22:10:25 +0100
From:	Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.de>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	olivier.blin@...tathome.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	hayeswang@...ltek.com, bjorn@...k.no
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 0/3] cdc-ether: handle promiscuous mode

On Tue, 2014-10-28 at 15:49 -0400, David Miller wrote:
> From: Olivier Blin <olivier.blin@...tathome.com>
> Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 19:42:59 +0200
> 
> > Since kernel 3.16, my Lenovo USB network adapters (RTL8153) using
> > cdc-ether are not working anymore in a bridge.
> > 
> > This is due to commit c472ab68ad67db23c9907a27649b7dc0899b61f9, which
> > resets the packet filter when the device is bound.
> > 
> > The default packet filter set by cdc-ether does not include
> > promiscuous, while the adapter seemed to have promiscuous enabled by
> > default.
> > 
> > This patch series allows to support promiscuous mode for cdc-ether, by
> > hooking into set_rx_mode.
> > 
> > Incidentally, maybe this device should be handled by the r8152 driver,
> > but this patch series is still nice for other adapters.
> 
> Can a usbnet expert please review this series?

Acked-by: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.de>

	Regards
		Oliver



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