Re: [PATCH] usb: gadget: u_ether: Re-attach netif device to mirror detachment

[Duje Mihanović]

On Monday, December 18, 2023 17:45:33 CET, Richard Acayan wrote:
> In 6.7-rc1, there was a netif_device_detach call added to the
> gether_disconnect function. This clears the __LINK_STATE_PRESENT bit of
> the netif device and suppresses pings (ICMP messages) and TCP connection
> requests from the connected host. If userspace temporarily disconnects
> the gadget, such as by temporarily removing configuration in the gadget
> configfs interface, network activity should continue to be processed
> when the gadget is re-connected. Mirror the netif_device_detach call
> with a netif_device_attach call in gether_connect to fix re-connecting
> gadgets.

This fixes the NCM gadget on the PXA1908 phone Luca mentioned on v6.7-rc7.

Tested-by: Duje Mihanović <duje.mihanovic@xxxxxxxx>

Regards,
Duje