netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] Revert "net: usb: ax88179_178a: Bind only to vendor-specific interface"

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Message-Id: <20250929072513.3136507-1-yicongsrfy@163.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:25:13 +0800
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] Revert "net: usb: ax88179_178a: Bind only to vendor-specific interface"

On Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:02:29 +0200, Michal Pecio <michal.pecio@...il.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:31:43 +0800, yicongsrfy@....com wrote:
> > From: Yi Cong <yicong@...inos.cn>

> > However, this driver lacks functionality and performs worse than
> > the vendor's proprietary driver.
>
> Is this reason to revert a commit which prevents the vendor driver
> binding to CDC or other unwanted interfaces?
>
> The original commit assumed that the vendor driver will never need
> to bind to them. What has changed?
>
> Isn't it a regression?

This series of patches aims to resolve the compatibility issues of devices
that have both CDC configurations and vendor-specific configurations.

In my understanding, avoiding the use of the vendor driver when it could
be used is merely a workaround; a better approach is to directly address
and solve the underlying problem.