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usb: gadget: u_ether: add gether_opts for config caching
Currently, the net_device is allocated when the function instance is created (e.g., in ncm_alloc_inst()). While this allows userspace to configure the device early, it decouples the net_device lifecycle from the actual USB connection state (bind/unbind). The goal is to defer net_device creation to the bind callback to properly align the lifecycle with its parent gadget device. However, deferring net_device allocation would prevent userspace from configuring parameters (like interface name or MAC address) before the net_device exists. Introduce a new structure, struct gether_opts, associated with the usb_function_instance, to cache settings independently of the net_device. These settings include the interface name pattern, MAC addresses (device and host), queue multiplier, and address assignment type. New helper functions are added: - gether_setup_opts_default(): Initializes struct gether_opts with defaults, including random MAC addresses. - gether_apply_opts(): Applies the cached options from a struct gether_opts to a valid net_device. To expose these options to userspace, new configfs macros (USB_ETHER_OPTS_ITEM and USB_ETHER_OPTS_ATTR_*) are defined in u_ether_configfs.h. These attributes are part of the function instance's configfs group. This refactoring is a preparatory step. It allows the subsequent patch to safely move the net_device allocation from the instance creation phase to the bind phase without losing the ability to pre-configure the interface via configfs. Signed-off-by:Kuen-Han Tsai <khtsai@google.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251230-ncm-refactor-v1-1-793e347bc7a7@google.com Signed-off-by:
Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>