[RFC PATCH 1/5] OMAP2+: Panda introduce async platform data definition

[Greg KH]

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