r8152 module out of date

r8152 module out of date

[Albert Zhou]

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The linux kernel v6.1-rc3 still has the old v1 driver for devices RTL8152/RTL8153: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c?h=v6.1-rc3

This results in slow ethernet speeds (I had this problem and fixed this by updating the driver); see also:

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205923
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=213685
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103191

I fixed this issue (albeit on v5.15.0-52 on an ubuntu kernel) by updating the driver to the latest v2: https://www.realtek.com/en/component/zoo/category/network-interface-controllers-10-100-1000m-gigabit-ethernet-usb-3-0-software

The new driver is GPLv2. It would be great if this could be included in the linux kernel.
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Re: r8152 module out of date

[Greg KH]

On Thu, Nov 03, 2022 at 10:00:04PM +1100, Albert Zhou wrote:
> The linux kernel v6.1-rc3 still has the old v1 driver for devices RTL8152/RTL8153: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c?h=v6.1-rc3
> 
> This results in slow ethernet speeds (I had this problem and fixed this by updating the driver); see also:
> 
> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205923
> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=213685
> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103191
> 
> I fixed this issue (albeit on v5.15.0-52 on an ubuntu kernel) by updating the driver to the latest v2: https://www.realtek.com/en/component/zoo/category/network-interface-controllers-10-100-1000m-gigabit-ethernet-usb-3-0-software
> 
> The new driver is GPLv2. It would be great if this could be included in the linux kernel.

Wonderful, please submit patches to update the driver to the latest
version and we will be glad to take it.  Be sure to follow the rules
documented in the kernel tree for how to properly submit patches.

thanks,

greg k-h