netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] net: usb: support quirks in usbnet

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Message-Id: <20250929072901.3137322-1-yicongsrfy@163.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:29:01 +0800
From: yicongsrfy@....com
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] net: usb: support quirks in usbnet

On Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:11:53 +0200, Michal Pecio <michal.pecio@...il.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:31:44 +0800, yicongsrfy@....com wrote:
> > From: Yi Cong <yicong@...inos.cn>
> >
> > To resolve these issues, introduce a *quirks* mechanism into the usbnet
> > module. By adding chip-specific identification within the generic usbnet
> > framework, we can skip the usbnet probe process for devices that require a
> > dedicated driver.
>
> And if the vendor driver is not available then the device won't work at
> all, for a completely artificial reason. We have had such problems.
>
> At the very least, this should check if CONFIG_AX88179 is enabled.

Thank you for your suggestion!
I will add the CONFIG_AX88179 configuration check in
the next version of the patch.