Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net/usb/r8153_ecm: support ECM mode for RTL8153

From: Jakub Kicinski
Date: Sat Oct 31 2020 - 19:09:17 EST


On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 11:23:08 +0800 Hayes Wang wrote:
> Support ECM mode based on cdc_ether with relative mii functions,
> when CONFIG_USB_RTL8152 is not set, or the device is not supported
> by r8152 driver.
>
> Signed-off-by: Hayes Wang <hayeswang@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Can you describe the use case in more detail?

AFAICT r8152 defines a match for the exact same device.
Does it not mean that which driver is used will be somewhat random
if both are built?

> +/* Define these values to match your device */
> +#define VENDOR_ID_REALTEK 0x0bda
> +#define VENDOR_ID_MICROSOFT 0x045e
> +#define VENDOR_ID_SAMSUNG 0x04e8
> +#define VENDOR_ID_LENOVO 0x17ef
> +#define VENDOR_ID_LINKSYS 0x13b1
> +#define VENDOR_ID_NVIDIA 0x0955
> +#define VENDOR_ID_TPLINK 0x2357

$ git grep 0x2357 | grep -i tplink
drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c:#define TPLINK_VENDOR_ID 0x2357
drivers/net/usb/r8152.c:#define VENDOR_ID_TPLINK 0x2357
drivers/usb/serial/option.c:#define TPLINK_VENDOR_ID 0x2357

$ git grep 0x17ef | grep -i lenovo
drivers/hid/hid-ids.h:#define USB_VENDOR_ID_LENOVO 0x17ef
drivers/hid/wacom.h:#define USB_VENDOR_ID_LENOVO 0x17ef
drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c:#define LENOVO_VENDOR_ID 0x17ef
drivers/net/usb/r8152.c:#define VENDOR_ID_LENOVO 0x17ef

Time to consolidate those vendor id defines perhaps?