netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next RFC 0/5] Update r8152 to version two

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Message-ID: <9539bd4d-ee52-5148-73fd-3753dd5a616d@gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 9 Nov 2022 22:20:21 +1100
From:   Albert Zhou <albert.zhou.50@...il.com>
To:     Hayes Wang <hayeswang@...ltek.com>,
        "gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     "linux-usb@...r.kernel.org" <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
        nic_swsd <nic_swsd@...ltek.com>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "edumazet@...gle.com" <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        "kuba@...nel.org" <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "pabeni@...hat.com" <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next RFC 0/5] Update r8152 to version two

On 9/11/22 22:02, Hayes Wang wrote:
> Albert Zhou<albert.zhou.50@...il.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 8, 2022 11:34 PM
>> Subject: [PATCH net-next RFC 0/5] Update r8152 to version two
>>
>> This patch integrates the version-two r8152 drivers from Realtek into
>> the kernel. I am new to kernel development, so apologies if I make
>> newbie mistakes.
> The Realtek's in-house driver doesn't satisfy the rules or requests of
> Linux kernel, so I don't think you could use it to replace the Linux
> kernel r8152 driver.
> 
> The version is used to distinguish between the Realtek's in-house driver
> and Linux kernel r8152 driver. It doesn't mean you have to use version 2,
> even the version 2 may contain more experiment features.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Hayes
> 

Thanks for clarifying this, and thanks Greg for your advice in the
previous message. I will follow Greg's advice and try and identify that
bits of code that fixes my issue of having throttled data-transfer speed
via ethernet.

If you have some kind of in-house changelog that you could make
available to me, I would be grateful.

Best,

Albert

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