The idea is to have both a flag indicating this is of the type MobileBroadbandNetwork FLAG_MBN and use a new name of the device mbX. This clearly indicate that this is not host-host connection nor a normal ethernet device. But still can reuse usbnet and have compability to userspace? /BR Carl Nordbeck > -----Original Message----- > From: Oliver Neukum [mailto:oliver@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: den 17 november 2008 16:48 > To: Greg KH > Cc: Carl Nordbeck; Carl Nordbeck; Alan Stern; linux-net; linux-usb > Subject: Re: [PATCH]MBM: add Ericsson mbm driver > > Am Montag, 17. November 2008 09:27:45 schrieb Greg KH: > > > 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. > > > > Yes, that would help out, and sounds necessary. It also means that > > creating a new network device name "type" would not be > needed at all, > > right? > > That's not a good idea. If you name something usbX or ethX > you imply that it is ethernet, that is, you can get it up > with ifconfig. You cannot make that work with this kind of interface. > > At best current tools ignore these interfaces, which you can > best insure with a new name. > > Regards > Oliver > -- 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
