On Wed, Dec 22, 2004 at 12:09:05PM +0300, Michael Tokarev wrote: > Roman Kagan wrote: > >Attached is the driver for USB ADSL modems based on the Conexant > >AccessRunner chipset using the recently introduced usb_atm > >infrastructure. [] > > Not to say anything about this particular driver, but: > isn't it better to implement this sort of stuff in > userspace? USB driver does not need to access hardware > directly (as eg. PCI device driver does), and at least > this particular device isn't very fast one (8 Mbps max > for ADSL)...
Indeed, but it gives you a standard in-kernel ATM device, usable with any ATM-aware tool. I, for one, use it with br2684 kernel module to get a standard in-kernel Ethernet device, on which in turn run pppd with - you guessed it - kernel PPPoE support. Isn't that convenient :) ? Roman. ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ [email protected] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
