[PATCH net-next v6 11/13] ax88179_178a: Update driver name and information
From: Birger Koblitz <hidden>
Date: 2026-08-06 19:36:25
Also in:
linux-usb, lkml
Subsystem:
networking drivers, the rest, usb networking drivers · Maintainers:
Andrew Lunn, "David S. Miller", Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni, Linus Torvalds
Add additionally supported devices to Kconfig description, add further requirements such as PHYLINK. Update driver name in usb_driver and update MODULE_DESCRIPTION to include the additionally supported chips. Signed-off-by: Birger Koblitz <redacted> Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> --- drivers/net/usb/Kconfig | 10 +++++++--- drivers/net/usb/Makefile | 2 +- drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c | 8 ++++---- 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/Kconfig b/drivers/net/usb/Kconfig
index 115990b0d9537aea2776544c9768b034f32aa7a4..4158455a2da76cd43a9a9d9d0e8c66028d57b095 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/Kconfig@@ -195,11 +195,12 @@ config USB_NET_AX8817X This driver creates an interface named "ethX", where X depends on what other networking devices you have in use. -config USB_NET_AX88179_178A - tristate "ASIX AX88179/178A USB 3.0/2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet" +config USB_NET_AX88179 + tristate "ASIX AX88179/179A/178A USB 3.0/2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet" depends on USB_USBNET - select CRC32 select PHYLINK + select AX88796B_PHY + select CRC32 default y help This option adds support for ASIX AX88179 based USB 3.0/2.0
@@ -207,6 +208,9 @@ config USB_NET_AX88179_178A This driver should work with at least the following devices: * ASIX AX88179 + * ASIX AX88179A/B + * ASIX AX88279 + * ASIX AX88772D/E * ASIX AX88178A * Sitcomm LN-032
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/Makefile b/drivers/net/usb/Makefile
index 2ecead0181eaf8d66fb6f5dbd6f2905b22b6eb57..4026f19ecb826a6465de38f1d9bb0e4c0af80421 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/Makefile@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_USB_HSO) += hso.o obj-$(CONFIG_USB_LAN78XX) += lan78xx.o obj-$(CONFIG_USB_NET_AX8817X) += asix.o asix-y := asix_devices.o asix_common.o ax88172a.o -obj-$(CONFIG_USB_NET_AX88179_178A) += ax88179.o +obj-$(CONFIG_USB_NET_AX88179) += ax88179.o ax88179-y := ax88179_178a.o ax88179a_devices.o ax88179_lib.o obj-$(CONFIG_USB_NET_CDCETHER) += cdc_ether.o obj-$(CONFIG_USB_NET_CDC_EEM) += cdc_eem.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c b/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
index 8c22c2517cc08249c4e89625f142a76d4edc7d6a..6d6ee39b342e9b4e008bb2c1ee276dc27279a2f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c@@ -1339,8 +1339,8 @@ static const struct usb_device_id products[] = { }; MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(usb, products); -static struct usb_driver ax88179_178a_driver = { - .name = "ax88179_178a", +static struct usb_driver ax88179_driver = { + .name = "ax88179", .id_table = products, .probe = usbnet_probe, .suspend = ax88179_suspend_wrapper,
@@ -1351,7 +1351,7 @@ static struct usb_driver ax88179_178a_driver = { .disable_hub_initiated_lpm = 1, }; -module_usb_driver(ax88179_178a_driver); +module_usb_driver(ax88179_driver); -MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ASIX AX88179/178A based USB 3.0/2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Devices"); +MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ASIX AX88179/179A/178A based USB 3.0/2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Devices"); MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
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