Re: ETH_P_X25 type (was Re: [PATCH] cyclom2x driver update)

[Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Well, lets wait for comments from others, in particular I'd like to
> know, what the ETH_P_CONTROL was originally intended for.

Its for sending raw messages to hardware firmware. Its an otherwise undefined
board specific packet type for any kind of magic

> risking to clash with future official extensions) by experimential
> protocol/device_type implementations until they get an officially
> assigned ID. Should I prepare a patch?

Sure