From: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@suse.com>
To: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>, Oliver Neukum <oneukum@suse.com>
Cc: andrew+netdev@lunn.ch, davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@google.com,
kuba@kernel.org, pabeni@redhat.com, shaoxul@foxmail.com,
netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-usb@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/4] net: usb: move exported code to usbnet
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2026 12:16:20 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <c3d3c7a0-5d47-4e73-a46b-2fd610f4cd59@suse.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ea92d680-39f6-4dde-b558-4008ffbee587@lunn.ch>
On 02.07.26 20:15, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 02, 2026 at 04:25:29PM +0200, Oliver Neukum wrote:
>> Some drivers are reusing common code originating in other drivers.
>> This means that two drivers need to be loaded for one device.
>
> Maybe consider using 'framework' or 'library', rather than driver,
> when referring to the shared code?
>
> I tend to think of a driver as the leaf node which probes based on
> enumeration of a bus. But usbnet.c itself is never probed.
Yes, I also think of a leaf node when a "driver" is referred to.
That is the very point. Currently you need _two_ drivers and
usbnet for some devices.
Should I reformulate? If so, how exactly?
Regards
Oliver
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-03 10:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-02 14:25 [PATCH net-next 0/4] net: usb: move exported code to usbnet Oliver Neukum
2026-07-02 14:25 ` [PATCH net-next 1/4] net: usb: move updating filter and status from cdc " Oliver Neukum
2026-07-02 17:59 ` Manuel Ebner
2026-07-02 18:20 ` Andrew Lunn
2026-07-02 14:25 ` [PATCH net-next 2/4] net: usb: centralize usbnet_cdc_zte_rx_fixup in usbnet Oliver Neukum
2026-07-02 18:19 ` Manuel Ebner
2026-07-02 14:25 ` [PATCH net-next 3/4] net: usb: usbnet: add cdc_state to struct usbnet Oliver Neukum
2026-07-02 14:25 ` [PATCH net-next 4/4] net: usb: use cdc_state in " Oliver Neukum
2026-07-02 18:15 ` [PATCH net-next 0/4] net: usb: move exported code to usbnet Andrew Lunn
2026-07-03 10:16 ` Oliver Neukum [this message]
2026-07-03 14:59 ` Andrew Lunn
2026-07-02 18:26 ` Manuel Ebner
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