Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 17:05:10 -0800
From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: Andy Green <andy@warmcat.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-usb@vger.kernel.org,
        linux-omap@vger.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
        patches@linaro.org, Andy Green <andy.green@linaro.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/5] OMAP2+: Panda introduce async platform data
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On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 10:50:39PM +0000, Andy Green wrote:
> This is part of an RFC patch series introducing asynchronous platform
> data, which may be attached to discovered bus devices at probe time
> based on the device path.
> 
> As part of the series, platform_data is enabled in usbnet layer.
> 
> This patch defines the usbnet platform data, allowing the panda board
> definition file to assert the naming of the usbnet network interface
> should be eth%d instead of usb%d.

Why is this?  If you want to do this, it should be done in userspace
today, no need to involve the kernel in this type of thing.

So I don't see the point of this patch.

thanks,

greg k-h
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