Re: udev events with g_ether (TCP/IP over USB) and USB-B

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On Mon, 9 Jan 2012, Greg KH wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 09, 2012 at 04:14:19PM +0100, Thomas Bechtold wrote:
> > On 09/01/12 16:02, Greg KH wrote:
> > >On Mon, Jan 09, 2012 at 01:51:34PM +0100, Thomas Bechtold wrote:
> > >>Hi,
> > >>
> > >>i use linux 2.6.35.3 (upstream kernel from kernel.org) with debian
> > >>squeeze on armel.
> > >>I connect an embedded device (USB-B) with a linux/windows PC (USB-A)
> > >>via USB.
> > >>When i connect/disconnect the usb-cable, there's no udev event to
> > >>detect the event. But i need the event to handle network setup.
> > >
> > >That is correct, there is no such event sent by the kernel.  See the
> > >long discussions on the linux-usb mailing list about this topic in the
> > >past, if you are interested as to why.
> > 
> > Thanks for the quick reply.
> > Do you have a link to the discussion or some keywords to search for?
> 
> I do not, sorry.

There was some discussion related to this topic in the following 
thread:

	http://marc.info/?l=linux-usb&m=132309353731661&w=2

I don't know if anybody is currently working on it.

Alan Stern

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