drivers/net/usb/asix: strange numeration of eth interfaces

From: Igor Egorkin
Date: Mon Dec 19 2011 - 03:40:44 EST


Hello!

$ uname -a
Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 #1 SMP Thu Nov 3 03:41:26 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ cat /etc/debian_version
6.0.3

$ lsusb|grep -i asix
Bus 004 Device 014: ID 0b95:772b ASIX Electronics Corp.


1) Driver asix.c from linux-3.2-rc6.
asix.c little modified for compiling in 2.6.32 . Diff is at the end of message.

Adapter inserted to USB connector:
Dec 18 20:03:24 kernel: [492657.344037] usb 4-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12
Dec 18 20:03:24 kernel: [492657.489541] usb 4-2: New USB device found, idVendor=0b95, idProduct=772b
Dec 18 20:03:24 kernel: [492657.489545] usb 4-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
Dec 18 20:03:24 kernel: [492657.489548] usb 4-2: Product: AX88772B
Dec 18 20:03:24 kernel: [492657.489550] usb 4-2: Manufacturer: ASIX Elec. Corp.
Dec 18 20:03:24 kernel: [492657.489552] usb 4-2: SerialNumber: 000001
Dec 18 20:03:24 kernel: [492657.489661] usb 4-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Dec 18 20:03:24 kernel: [492657.802645] eth1: register 'asix' at usb-0000:01:00.2-2, ASIX AX88772 USB 2.0 Ethernet, 00:60:6e:01:0e:99

# ethtool -i eth1
Cannot get driver information: No such device

# ethtool -i eth2
driver: asix
version: 08-Nov-2011
firmware-version: ASIX AX88772 USB 2.0 Ethernet
bus-info: usb-0000:01:00.2-2

$ ip addr ls dev eth1
Device "eth1" does not exist.

$ ip addr ls dev eth2
77: eth2: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN qlen 1000
link/ether 00:60:6e:01:0e:99 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

Adapter removed from USB connector:
Dec 18 20:40:58 kernel: [494911.485333] usb 4-2: USB disconnect, address 12
Dec 18 20:40:58 kernel: [494911.485426] eth2: unregister 'asix' usb-0000:01:00.2-2, ASIX AX88772 USB 2.0 Ethernet



2) Driver AX88772B_772A_760_772_178_LINUX_Driver_v4.2.0_Source.zip from asix.com.tw . Unmodified.
Problem is the same.

Adapter inserted to USB connector:
Dec 18 20:42:53 kernel: [495026.620036] usb 4-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 13
Dec 18 20:42:53 kernel: [495026.765514] usb 4-2: New USB device found, idVendor=0b95, idProduct=772b
Dec 18 20:42:53 kernel: [495026.765519] usb 4-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
Dec 18 20:42:53 kernel: [495026.765522] usb 4-2: Product: AX88772B
Dec 18 20:42:53 kernel: [495026.765523] usb 4-2: Manufacturer: ASIX Elec. Corp.
Dec 18 20:42:53 kernel: [495026.765525] usb 4-2: SerialNumber: 000001
Dec 18 20:42:53 kernel: [495026.765639] usb 4-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Dec 18 20:42:54 kernel: [495027.399871] ASIX USB Ethernet Adapter:v4.2.0 20:17:18 Dec 17 2011
Dec 18 20:42:54 kernel: [495027.399873] <6> http://www.asix.com.tw
Dec 18 20:42:54 kernel: [495027.399877] eth%d: status ep1in, 8 bytes period 11
Dec 18 20:42:54 kernel: [495027.400873] eth1: register 'asix' at usb-0000:01:00.2-2, ASIX AX88772B USB 2.0 Ethernet, 00:60:6e:01:0e:99

$ ip addr ls dev eth1
Device "eth1" does not exist.

$ ip addr ls dev eth2
78: eth2: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN qlen 1000
link/ether 00:60:6e:01:0e:99 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff


# ethtool -i eth1
Cannot get driver information: No such device

# ethtool -i eth2
driver: asix
version: 22-Aug-2005
firmware-version: ASIX AX88772B USB 2.0 Ethernet
bus-info: usb-0000:01:00.2-2

Adapter removed from USB connector:
Dec 18 20:44:41 kernel: [495134.784792] usb 4-2: USB disconnect, address 13
Dec 18 20:44:41 kernel: [495134.784882] eth2: unregister 'asix' usb-0000:01:00.2-2, ASIX AX88772B USB 2.0 Ethernet



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For compiling asix.c in 2.6.32 i do modification (i take it from AX88772B_772A_760_772_178_LINUX_Driver_v4.2.0_Source.zip):


$ diff -ruN asix.c.from_linux-3.2-rc6 asix.c
--- asix.c.from_linux-3.2-rc6 2011-12-17 06:36:26.000000000 +0400
+++ asix.c 2011-12-18 20:00:46.000000000 +0400
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@

// #define DEBUG // error path messages, extra info
// #define VERBOSE // more; success messages
-
+#include <linux/version.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/kmod.h>
#include <linux/init.h>
@@ -593,8 +593,24 @@
* for our 8 byte filter buffer
* to avoid allocating memory that
* is tricky to free later */
- struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;
u32 crc_bits;
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,35)
+ struct dev_mc_list *mc_list = net->mc_list;
+ int i;
+
+ memset(data->multi_filter, 0, AX_MCAST_FILTER_SIZE);
+
+ /* Build the multicast hash filter. */
+ for (i = 0; i < net->mc_count; i++) {
+ crc_bits =
+ ether_crc(ETH_ALEN,
+ mc_list->dmi_addr) >> 26;
+ data->multi_filter[crc_bits >> 3] |=
+ 1 << (crc_bits & 7);
+ mc_list = mc_list->next;
+ }
+#else
+ struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;

memset(data->multi_filter, 0, AX_MCAST_FILTER_SIZE);

@@ -604,7 +620,7 @@
data->multi_filter[crc_bits >> 3] |=
1 << (crc_bits & 7);
}
-
+#endif
asix_write_cmd_async(dev, AX_CMD_WRITE_MULTI_FILTER, 0, 0,
AX_MCAST_FILTER_SIZE, data->multi_filter);

@@ -827,18 +843,33 @@
* for our 8 byte filter buffer
* to avoid allocating memory that
* is tricky to free later */
- struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;
u32 crc_bits;
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,35)
+ struct dev_mc_list *mc_list = net->mc_list;
+ int i;

memset(data->multi_filter, 0, AX_MCAST_FILTER_SIZE);

/* Build the multicast hash filter. */
+ for (i = 0; i < net->mc_count; i++) {
+ crc_bits =
+ ether_crc(ETH_ALEN,
+ mc_list->dmi_addr) >> 26;
+ data->multi_filter[crc_bits >> 3] |=
+ 1 << (crc_bits & 7);
+ mc_list = mc_list->next;
+ }
+#else
+ struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;
+ memset(data->multi_filter, 0, AX_MCAST_FILTER_SIZE);
+
+ /* Build the multicast hash filter. */
netdev_for_each_mc_addr(ha, net) {
crc_bits = ether_crc(ETH_ALEN, ha->addr) >> 26;
data->multi_filter[crc_bits >> 3] |=
1 << (crc_bits & 7);
}
-
+#endif
asix_write_cmd_async(dev, AX_CMD_WRITE_MULTI_FILTER, 0, 0,
AX_MCAST_FILTER_SIZE, data->multi_filter);



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Thank you!
--
Igor E.


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