linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] Onboard USB device support for RTL8188 2.4GHz USB WiFi module

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Message-ID: <60b16a26-8c88-47bf-8b59-cab8dc25d2db@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2025 16:14:17 +0300
From: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@...il.com>
To: J. Neuschäfer <j.ne@...teo.net>
Cc: Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
 Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>, Conor Dooley
 <conor+dt@...nel.org>, J. Neuschäfer
 <j.neuschaefer@....net>, Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org>,
 Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
 Martin Blumenstingl <martin.blumenstingl@...glemail.com>,
 Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@...il.com>, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
 devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Onboard USB device support for RTL8188 2.4GHz USB
 WiFi module

On 07/04/2025 13:56, J. Neuschäfer wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 07, 2025 at 01:37:17AM +0300, Bitterblue Smith wrote:
>> On 03/04/2025 17:07, J. Neuschäfer via B4 Relay wrote:
>>> This patchset adds rtl8188 (usbbda,179) to the onboard_usb_dev driver.
>>
>> RTL8188 could mean at least five different chips (C, E, F, G).
>> Should you use a more specific name like RTL8188EU?
> 
> Yes, that's a good point.
> 
> I'm not completely sure which name to pick, though:
> 
>  - The chip is marked RTL8188ETV (see photo[1])
>  - The RTL8XXXU driver reports it as RTL8188EU
> 

Both is good.

> 
> Best regards,
> J. Neuschäfer
> 
> 
> [1]: https://c3voc.de/gallery/misc/fernsehfee/92QVxQl.jpg.html