From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Miller Subject: Re: [PATCH] CDC_NCM adding support IFF_NOARP for infineon modem platform Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:18:37 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <20130116.161837.1786136462165772470.davem@davemloft.net> References: <1358183953.1713.28.camel@dcbw.foobar.com> <20130114.133412.479351928049237212.davem@davemloft.net> <87hamikfpc.fsf@nemi.mork.no> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: dcbw-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, cpuwolf-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, gregkh-hQyY1W1yCW8ekmWlsbkhG0B+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org, alexey.orishko-0IS4wlFg1OjSUeElwK9/Pw@public.gmane.org, linux-usb-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: bjorn-yOkvZcmFvRU@public.gmane.org Return-path: In-Reply-To: <87hamikfpc.fsf-lbf33ChDnrE/G1V5fR+Y7Q@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-usb-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org =46rom: Bj=F8rn Mork Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:34:07 +0100 > The main problem is that these devices don't support ethernet. They > support IP (v4 and _maybe_ v6) with an ethernet header. Many of them > will do ARP (and IPv6 ND) as well to complete the picture, but some o= f > them don't and that's what these drivers try to deal with. Ok, in that case setting IFF_NOARP is in fact the right thing to do. Thanks for describing the situation. Someone please resubmit the patch to do that and I'll apply it. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html