Messages in this thread | | | From | Alexey ORISHKO <> | Date | Wed, 1 Jun 2011 12:20:20 +0200 | Subject | RE: [PATCH] TODO FLAG_POINTTOPOINT => FLAG_WWAN? usbnet/cdc_ncm: mark ncm devices as "mobile broadband devices" with FLAG_WWAN |
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> -----Original Message----- > From: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org [mailto:netdev- > owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Stefan Metzmacher > Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 12:09 PM
> - .flags = FLAG_POINTTOPOINT | FLAG_NO_SETINT | FLAG_MULTI_PACKET, > + .flags = FLAG_WWAN | FLAG_NO_SETINT | FLAG_MULTI_PACKET,
This patch will introduce incompatibility with already existing applications, which track usbX devices. As a result, end user application will stop working.
cdc_ncm driver can also be used for local link terminated in device, so wwan would be inappropriate name.
Regards, Alexey
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