[oe] [oe-commits] org.oe.dev usb-gadget-mode: Add usb-gadget mode: An initscript to load the configured USB gadget module on boot

[Matthias Hentges]

Am Mittwoch, den 06.06.2007, 14:02 +0200 schrieb Matthias Hentges:
> Am Mittwoch, den 06.06.2007, 13:30 +0200 schrieb Marcin Juszkiewicz:
> > Dnia środa, 6 czerwca 2007, Koen Kooi napisał:
> > > > Hello coredump2,
> > 
> > > >> usb-gadget-mode: Add usb-gadget mode: An initscript to load the
> > > >> configured USB gadget module on boot
> > 
> > > What about using o-hands usbinit[1]?
> > 
> > I had same idea when saw that commit. OpenedHand usbinit is in use on few 
> > machines and do that work done properly. But it supports only 2.6 
> > machines which use g-ether kernel module.
> 
> This package was previously unknown to me :\
> 
> The idea behind usb-gadget-mode was that - eventually -  the user can
> select the "mode" via a shiny GUI app and does not need to mess
> w/ /etc/modutils manually.
> 
> If usbinit matches that description I'll happily remove gadget-mode.
> 
> With >4600 .bb files one can lose the overview easily, thanks for the
> headsup ;)

I've checked the script and found it to be less than stellar. If
Angstrom indeed wants a hard-wired modprobe of g_ether on every boot
( w/o an easy way for 3rd-party apps to change that behavior) then it
should be implemented properly via /etc/modutils/ or ( when encountering
timing problems ) via a "pre-up" statement in /etc/network/interfaces as
demonstrated by a user on one of the angstrom lists.

Using a dedicated initscript for a simple modprobe is overkill and
ignores existing OS functions that were designed to do this job.

Comments? Suggestions?
-- 
Matthias 'CoreDump' Hentges 
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