net/usb: Ethernet quirks for the LG-VL600 4G modem

This adds a driver for the CDC Ethernet part of this modem.  The
device's ID is blacklisted in cdc_ether.c and is white-listed in
this new driver because of the quirks needed to make it useful.
The modem's firmware exposes a CDC ACM port for modem control and a
CDC Ethernet port for network data.  The descriptors look fine but
both ports actually are some sort of multiplexers requiring non-
standard headers added/removed from every packet or they get
ignored.  All information is based on a usb traffic log from a
Windows machine.

On the Verizon 4G network I've seen speeds up to 1.1MB/s so far with
this driver, a speed-o-meter site reports 16.2Mbps/10.5Mbps.
Userspace scripts are required to talk to the CDC ACM port.
Signed-off-by: Andrzej Zaborowski <balrogg@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

drivers/net/usb/Kconfig

@@ -433,4 +433,19 @@ config USB_SIERRA_NET
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
 	  module will be called sierra_net.
 
+config USB_VL600
+	tristate "LG VL600 modem dongle"
+	depends on USB_NET_CDCETHER
+	select USB_ACM
+	help
+	  Select this if you want to use an LG Electronics 4G/LTE usb modem
+	  called VL600.  This driver only handles the ethernet
+	  interface exposed by the modem firmware.  To establish a connection
+	  you will first need a userspace program that sends the right
+	  command to the modem through its CDC ACM port, and most
+	  likely also a DHCP client.  See this thread about using the
+	  4G modem from Verizon:
+
+	  http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10589647&postcount=17
+
 endmenu

drivers/net/usb/Makefile

@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_USB_IPHETH)	+= ipheth.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_SIERRA_NET)	+= sierra_net.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_NET_CX82310_ETH)	+= cx82310_eth.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_NET_CDC_NCM)	+= cdc_ncm.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_USB_VL600)		+= lg-vl600.o
 

drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c

@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ static void dumpspeed(struct usbnet *dev, __le32 *speeds)
 		   __le32_to_cpu(speeds[1]) / 1000);
 }
 
-static void cdc_status(struct usbnet *dev, struct urb *urb)
+void usbnet_cdc_status(struct usbnet *dev, struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct usb_cdc_notification	*event;
 
@@ -418,8 +418,9 @@ static void cdc_status(struct usbnet *dev, struct urb *urb)
 		break;
 	}
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usbnet_cdc_status);
 
-static int cdc_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
+int usbnet_cdc_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 {
 	int				status;
 	struct cdc_state		*info = (void *) &dev->data;
@@ -441,6 +442,7 @@ static int cdc_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 	 */
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usbnet_cdc_bind);
 
 static int cdc_manage_power(struct usbnet *dev, int on)
 {
@@ -452,18 +454,18 @@ static const struct driver_info	cdc_info = {
 	.description =	"CDC Ethernet Device",
 	.flags =	FLAG_ETHER,
 	// .check_connect = cdc_check_connect,
-	.bind =		cdc_bind,
+	.bind =		usbnet_cdc_bind,
 	.unbind =	usbnet_cdc_unbind,
-	.status =	cdc_status,
+	.status =	usbnet_cdc_status,
 	.manage_power =	cdc_manage_power,
 };
 
 static const struct driver_info mbm_info = {
 	.description =	"Mobile Broadband Network Device",
 	.flags =	FLAG_WWAN,
-	.bind = 	cdc_bind,
+	.bind =		usbnet_cdc_bind,
 	.unbind =	usbnet_cdc_unbind,
-	.status =	cdc_status,
+	.status =	usbnet_cdc_status,
 	.manage_power =	cdc_manage_power,
 };
 
@@ -560,6 +562,13 @@ static const struct usb_device_id	products [] = {
 	.driver_info		= 0,
 },
 
+/* LG Electronics VL600 wants additional headers on every frame */
+{
+	USB_DEVICE_AND_INTERFACE_INFO(0x1004, 0x61aa, USB_CLASS_COMM,
+			USB_CDC_SUBCLASS_ETHERNET, USB_CDC_PROTO_NONE),
+	.driver_info		= 0,
+},
+
 /*
  * WHITELIST!!!
  *

drivers/net/usb/lg-vl600.c

+/*
+ * Ethernet interface part of the LG VL600 LTE modem (4G dongle)
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 Intel Corporation
+ * Author: Andrzej Zaborowski <balrogg@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
+#include <linux/ethtool.h>
+#include <linux/mii.h>
+#include <linux/usb.h>
+#include <linux/usb/cdc.h>
+#include <linux/usb/usbnet.h>
+#include <linux/if_ether.h>
+#include <linux/if_arp.h>
+#include <linux/inetdevice.h>
+
+/*
+ * The device has a CDC ACM port for modem control (it claims to be
+ * CDC ACM anyway) and a CDC Ethernet port for actual network data.
+ * It will however ignore data on both ports that is not encapsulated
+ * in a specific way, any data returned is also encapsulated the same
+ * way.  The headers don't seem to follow any popular standard.
+ *
+ * This driver adds and strips these headers from the ethernet frames
+ * sent/received from the CDC Ethernet port.  The proprietary header
+ * replaces the standard ethernet header in a packet so only actual
+ * ethernet frames are allowed.  The headers allow some form of
+ * multiplexing by using non standard values of the .h_proto field.
+ * Windows/Mac drivers do send a couple of such frames to the device
+ * during initialisation, with protocol set to 0x0906 or 0x0b06 and (what
+ * seems to be) a flag in the .dummy_flags.  This doesn't seem necessary
+ * for modem operation but can possibly be used for GPS or other funcitons.
+ */
+
+struct vl600_frame_hdr {
+	__le32 len;
+	__le32 serial;
+	__le32 pkt_cnt;
+	__le32 dummy_flags;
+	__le32 dummy;
+	__le32 magic;
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+struct vl600_pkt_hdr {
+	__le32 dummy[2];
+	__le32 len;
+	__be16 h_proto;
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+struct vl600_state {
+	struct sk_buff *current_rx_buf;
+};
+
+static int vl600_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct vl600_state *s = kzalloc(sizeof(struct vl600_state), GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	if (!s)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ret = usbnet_cdc_bind(dev, intf);
+	if (ret) {
+		kfree(s);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	dev->driver_priv = s;
+
+	/* ARP packets don't go through, but they're also of no use.  The
+	 * subnet has only two hosts anyway: us and the gateway / DHCP
+	 * server (probably simulated by modem firmware or network operator)
+	 * whose address changes everytime we connect to the intarwebz and
+	 * who doesn't bother answering ARP requests either.  So hardware
+	 * addresses have no meaning, the destination and the source of every
+	 * packet depend only on whether it is on the IN or OUT endpoint.  */
+	dev->net->flags |= IFF_NOARP;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void vl600_unbind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
+{
+	struct vl600_state *s = dev->driver_priv;
+
+	if (s->current_rx_buf)
+		dev_kfree_skb(s->current_rx_buf);
+
+	kfree(s);
+
+	return usbnet_cdc_unbind(dev, intf);
+}
+
+static int vl600_rx_fixup(struct usbnet *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	struct vl600_frame_hdr *frame;
+	struct vl600_pkt_hdr *packet;
+	struct ethhdr *ethhdr;
+	int packet_len, count;
+	struct sk_buff *buf = skb;
+	struct sk_buff *clone;
+	struct vl600_state *s = dev->driver_priv;
+
+	/* Frame lengths are generally 4B multiplies but every couple of
+	 * hours there's an odd number of bytes sized yet correct frame,
+	 * so don't require this.  */
+
+	/* Allow a packet (or multiple packets batched together) to be
+	 * split across many frames.  We don't allow a new batch to
+	 * begin in the same frame another one is ending however, and no
+	 * leading or trailing pad bytes.  */
+	if (s->current_rx_buf) {
+		frame = (struct vl600_frame_hdr *) s->current_rx_buf->data;
+		if (skb->len + s->current_rx_buf->len >
+				le32_to_cpup(&frame->len)) {
+			netif_err(dev, ifup, dev->net, "Fragment too long\n");
+			dev->net->stats.rx_length_errors++;
+			goto error;
+		}
+
+		buf = s->current_rx_buf;
+		memcpy(skb_put(buf, skb->len), skb->data, skb->len);
+	} else if (skb->len < 4) {
+		netif_err(dev, ifup, dev->net, "Frame too short\n");
+		dev->net->stats.rx_length_errors++;
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	frame = (struct vl600_frame_hdr *) buf->data;
+	/* NOTE: Should check that frame->magic == 0x53544448?
+	 * Otherwise if we receive garbage at the beginning of the frame
+	 * we may end up allocating a huge buffer and saving all the
+	 * future incoming data into it.  */
+
+	if (buf->len < sizeof(*frame) ||
+			buf->len != le32_to_cpup(&frame->len)) {
+		/* Save this fragment for later assembly */
+		if (s->current_rx_buf)
+			return 0;
+
+		s->current_rx_buf = skb_copy_expand(skb, 0,
+				le32_to_cpup(&frame->len), GFP_ATOMIC);
+		if (!s->current_rx_buf) {
+			netif_err(dev, ifup, dev->net, "Reserving %i bytes "
+					"for packet assembly failed.\n",
+					le32_to_cpup(&frame->len));
+			dev->net->stats.rx_errors++;
+		}
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	count = le32_to_cpup(&frame->pkt_cnt);
+
+	skb_pull(buf, sizeof(*frame));
+
+	while (count--) {
+		if (buf->len < sizeof(*packet)) {
+			netif_err(dev, ifup, dev->net, "Packet too short\n");
+			goto error;
+		}
+
+		packet = (struct vl600_pkt_hdr *) buf->data;
+		packet_len = sizeof(*packet) + le32_to_cpup(&packet->len);
+		if (packet_len > buf->len) {
+			netif_err(dev, ifup, dev->net,
+					"Bad packet length stored in header\n");
+			goto error;
+		}
+
+		/* Packet header is same size as the ethernet header
+		 * (sizeof(*packet) == sizeof(*ethhdr)), additionally
+		 * the h_proto field is in the same place so we just leave it
+		 * alone and fill in the remaining fields.
+		 */
+		ethhdr = (struct ethhdr *) skb->data;
+		if (be16_to_cpup(&ethhdr->h_proto) == ETH_P_ARP &&
+				buf->len > 0x26) {
+			/* Copy the addresses from packet contents */
+			memcpy(ethhdr->h_source,
+					&buf->data[sizeof(*ethhdr) + 0x8],
+					ETH_ALEN);
+			memcpy(ethhdr->h_dest,
+					&buf->data[sizeof(*ethhdr) + 0x12],
+					ETH_ALEN);
+		} else {
+			memset(ethhdr->h_source, 0, ETH_ALEN);
+			memcpy(ethhdr->h_dest, dev->net->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+		}
+
+		if (count) {
+			/* Not the last packet in this batch */
+			clone = skb_clone(buf, GFP_ATOMIC);
+			if (!clone)
+				goto error;
+
+			skb_trim(clone, packet_len);
+			usbnet_skb_return(dev, clone);
+
+			skb_pull(buf, (packet_len + 3) & ~3);
+		} else {
+			skb_trim(buf, packet_len);
+
+			if (s->current_rx_buf) {
+				usbnet_skb_return(dev, buf);
+				s->current_rx_buf = NULL;
+				return 0;
+			}
+
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+error:
+	if (s->current_rx_buf) {
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(s->current_rx_buf);
+		s->current_rx_buf = NULL;
+	}
+	dev->net->stats.rx_errors++;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct sk_buff *vl600_tx_fixup(struct usbnet *dev,
+		struct sk_buff *skb, gfp_t flags)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *ret;
+	struct vl600_frame_hdr *frame;
+	struct vl600_pkt_hdr *packet;
+	static uint32_t serial = 1;
+	int orig_len = skb->len - sizeof(struct ethhdr);
+	int full_len = (skb->len + sizeof(struct vl600_frame_hdr) + 3) & ~3;
+
+	frame = (struct vl600_frame_hdr *) skb->data;
+	if (skb->len > sizeof(*frame) && skb->len == le32_to_cpup(&frame->len))
+		return skb; /* Already encapsulated? */
+
+	if (skb->len < sizeof(struct ethhdr))
+		/* Drop, device can only deal with ethernet packets */
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (!skb_cloned(skb)) {
+		int headroom = skb_headroom(skb);
+		int tailroom = skb_tailroom(skb);
+
+		if (tailroom >= full_len - skb->len - sizeof(*frame) &&
+				headroom >= sizeof(*frame))
+			/* There's enough head and tail room */
+			goto encapsulate;
+
+		if (headroom + tailroom + skb->len >= full_len) {
+			/* There's enough total room, just readjust */
+			skb->data = memmove(skb->head + sizeof(*frame),
+					skb->data, skb->len);
+			skb_set_tail_pointer(skb, skb->len);
+			goto encapsulate;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Alloc a new skb with the required size */
+	ret = skb_copy_expand(skb, sizeof(struct vl600_frame_hdr), full_len -
+			skb->len - sizeof(struct vl600_frame_hdr), flags);
+	dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+	if (!ret)
+		return ret;
+	skb = ret;
+
+encapsulate:
+	/* Packet header is same size as ethernet packet header
+	 * (sizeof(*packet) == sizeof(struct ethhdr)), additionally the
+	 * h_proto field is in the same place so we just leave it alone and
+	 * overwrite the remaining fields.
+	 */
+	packet = (struct vl600_pkt_hdr *) skb->data;
+	memset(&packet->dummy, 0, sizeof(packet->dummy));
+	packet->len = cpu_to_le32(orig_len);
+
+	frame = (struct vl600_frame_hdr *) skb_push(skb, sizeof(*frame));
+	memset(frame, 0, sizeof(*frame));
+	frame->len = cpu_to_le32(full_len);
+	frame->serial = cpu_to_le32(serial++);
+	frame->pkt_cnt = cpu_to_le32(1);
+
+	if (skb->len < full_len) /* Pad */
+		skb_put(skb, full_len - skb->len);
+
+	return skb;
+}
+
+static const struct driver_info	vl600_info = {
+	.description	= "LG VL600 modem",
+	.flags		= FLAG_ETHER | FLAG_RX_ASSEMBLE,
+	.bind		= vl600_bind,
+	.unbind		= vl600_unbind,
+	.status		= usbnet_cdc_status,
+	.rx_fixup	= vl600_rx_fixup,
+	.tx_fixup	= vl600_tx_fixup,
+};
+
+static const struct usb_device_id products[] = {
+	{
+		USB_DEVICE_AND_INTERFACE_INFO(0x1004, 0x61aa, USB_CLASS_COMM,
+				USB_CDC_SUBCLASS_ETHERNET, USB_CDC_PROTO_NONE),
+		.driver_info	= (unsigned long) &vl600_info,
+	},
+	{},	/* End */
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(usb, products);
+
+static struct usb_driver lg_vl600_driver = {
+	.name		= "lg-vl600",
+	.id_table	= products,
+	.probe		= usbnet_probe,
+	.disconnect	= usbnet_disconnect,
+	.suspend	= usbnet_suspend,
+	.resume		= usbnet_resume,
+};
+
+static int __init vl600_init(void)
+{
+	return usb_register(&lg_vl600_driver);
+}
+module_init(vl600_init);
+
+static void __exit vl600_exit(void)
+{
+	usb_deregister(&lg_vl600_driver);
+}
+module_exit(vl600_exit);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Anrzej Zaborowski");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("LG-VL600 modem's ethernet link");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");

drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c

@@ -387,8 +387,12 @@ static int rx_submit (struct usbnet *dev, struct urb *urb, gfp_t flags)
 static inline void rx_process (struct usbnet *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	if (dev->driver_info->rx_fixup &&
-	    !dev->driver_info->rx_fixup (dev, skb))
-		goto error;
+	    !dev->driver_info->rx_fixup (dev, skb)) {
+		/* With RX_ASSEMBLE, rx_fixup() must update counters */
+		if (!(dev->driver_info->flags & FLAG_RX_ASSEMBLE))
+			dev->net->stats.rx_errors++;
+		goto done;
+	}
 	// else network stack removes extra byte if we forced a short packet
 
 	if (skb->len) {
@@ -401,8 +405,8 @@ static inline void rx_process (struct usbnet *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	}
 
 	netif_dbg(dev, rx_err, dev->net, "drop\n");
-error:
 	dev->net->stats.rx_errors++;
+done:
 	skb_queue_tail(&dev->done, skb);
 }
 

include/linux/usb/usbnet.h

@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ struct driver_info {
  * Affects statistic (counters) and short packet handling.
  */
 #define FLAG_MULTI_PACKET	0x1000
+#define FLAG_RX_ASSEMBLE	0x2000	/* rx packets may span >1 frames */
 
 	/* init device ... can sleep, or cause probe() failure */
 	int	(*bind)(struct usbnet *, struct usb_interface *);
@@ -172,7 +173,9 @@ struct cdc_state {
 };
 
 extern int usbnet_generic_cdc_bind(struct usbnet *, struct usb_interface *);
+extern int usbnet_cdc_bind(struct usbnet *, struct usb_interface *);
 extern void usbnet_cdc_unbind(struct usbnet *, struct usb_interface *);
+extern void usbnet_cdc_status(struct usbnet *, struct urb *);
 
 /* CDC and RNDIS support the same host-chosen packet filters for IN transfers */
 #define	DEFAULT_FILTER	(USB_CDC_PACKET_TYPE_BROADCAST \