[patch 2.6.21-rc7] usbnet reports minidriver name through ethtool

Update "usbnet" so that ethtool reports the name of the minidriver in use
(e.g. asix, cdc_ether, dm9601, rndis_host) instead of "usbnet".  This is a
better match to how other network drivers work, resolving a minor open issue.

Signed-off-by: David Brownell <[email protected]>

--- g26.orig/drivers/usb/net/usbnet.h	2006-10-24 18:29:28.000000000 -0700
+++ g26/drivers/usb/net/usbnet.h	2007-04-17 15:59:30.000000000 -0700
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ struct usbnet {
 	/* housekeeping */
 	struct usb_device	*udev;
 	struct driver_info	*driver_info;
+	const char		*driver_name;
 	wait_queue_head_t	*wait;
 	struct mutex		phy_mutex;
 
--- g26.orig/drivers/usb/net/usbnet.c	2007-02-19 13:43:00.000000000 -0800
+++ g26/drivers/usb/net/usbnet.c	2007-04-17 16:01:51.000000000 -0700
@@ -735,8 +735,7 @@ void usbnet_get_drvinfo (struct net_devi
 {
 	struct usbnet *dev = netdev_priv(net);
 
-	/* REVISIT don't always return "usbnet" */
-	strncpy (info->driver, driver_name, sizeof info->driver);
+	strncpy (info->driver, dev->driver_name, sizeof info->driver);
 	strncpy (info->version, DRIVER_VERSION, sizeof info->version);
 	strncpy (info->fw_version, dev->driver_info->description,
 		sizeof info->fw_version);
@@ -1116,10 +1115,12 @@ usbnet_probe (struct usb_interface *udev
 	struct driver_info		*info;
 	struct usb_device		*xdev;
 	int				status;
+	const char			*name;
 
+	name = udev->dev.driver->name;
 	info = (struct driver_info *) prod->driver_info;
 	if (!info) {
-		dev_dbg (&udev->dev, "blacklisted by %s\n", driver_name);
+		dev_dbg (&udev->dev, "blacklisted by %s\n", name);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 	xdev = interface_to_usbdev (udev);
@@ -1139,6 +1140,7 @@ usbnet_probe (struct usb_interface *udev
 	dev = netdev_priv(net);
 	dev->udev = xdev;
 	dev->driver_info = info;
+	dev->driver_name = name;
 	dev->msg_enable = netif_msg_init (msg_level, NETIF_MSG_DRV
 				| NETIF_MSG_PROBE | NETIF_MSG_LINK);
 	skb_queue_head_init (&dev->rxq);

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