> -----Original Message----- > From: Greg KH [mailto:greg@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: den 17 november 2008 05:21 > To: Carl Nordbeck > Cc: Carl Nordbeck; Alan Stern; Oliver Neukum; linux-net; linux-usb > Subject: Re: [PATCH]MBM: add Ericsson mbm driver > > On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 11:48:19PM +0100, Carl Nordbeck wrote: > > Hi Greg. > > The reason for this is that the name usbX is very confusing for a > > MobileBroadband device. > > This type of devices needs a control-plane to start working, ie AT > > command channel to initiate the data user-plane. > > The nameing mbX reflects the will from several parties(GSM > > Association, > > Ericsson...) to use MobileBroadband. > > MBN is short for MobileBroadbandNetworkdevice, > > Do any other types of Linux network devices currently use > this name? Do any userspace tools expect this naming scheme > and handle it differently than other network devices already? > Is this all docmented somewhere? > > thanks, > > greg k-h > There is no other devices using this name yet. Here is a link to GSMA with full list of companies supporting MobileBroadband: http://www.gsmworld.com/our-work/programmes-and-initiatives/mobile-broad band/mobile_broadband-industry.htm We currently needs some kind of flag to userspace applications, i.e NetworkMananger or Conman, to indicate that the device do need a seperate control-plane to operate. It can be possible to make a totaly seperate module that do not reuse usbnet? /BR Carl Nordbeck -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
