From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: patches@lists.linux.dev, stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Valentin Spreckels <valentin@spreckels.dev>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>,
andrew+netdev@lunn.ch, davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@google.com,
pabeni@redhat.com, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org,
linux-usb@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-5.15] net: usb: r8152: add TRENDnet TUC-ET2G
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:01:33 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260310090145.2709021-33-sashal@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260310090145.2709021-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Valentin Spreckels <valentin@spreckels.dev>
[ Upstream commit 15fba71533bcdfaa8eeba69a5a5a2927afdf664a ]
The TRENDnet TUC-ET2G is a RTL8156 based usb ethernet adapter. Add its
vendor and product IDs.
Signed-off-by: Valentin Spreckels <valentin@spreckels.dev>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260226195409.7891-2-valentin@spreckels.dev
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
## Analysis
### What the commit does
This commit adds USB vendor and product IDs for the TRENDnet TUC-ET2G
USB ethernet adapter (vendor ID `0x20f4`, product ID `0xe02b`) to the
existing `r8152` driver. The device uses the RTL8156 chipset, which is
already fully supported by the driver.
### Changes
1. **`include/linux/usb/r8152.h`**: Adds `#define VENDOR_ID_TRENDNET
0x20f4`
2. **`drivers/net/usb/r8152.c`**: Adds `{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_ID_TRENDNET,
0xe02b) }` to the device table
### Stable kernel criteria
- **New device ID to existing driver**: This is a textbook example of
the "NEW DEVICE IDs" exception explicitly listed in stable kernel
rules. The r8152 driver already exists in all stable trees, and the
RTL8156 chipset is already supported.
- **Obviously correct**: Two lines — a vendor ID define and a device
table entry.
- **No risk of regression**: Adding a USB device ID cannot break
existing functionality. It only enables matching for a new device.
- **Small and contained**: 2 lines of actual change across 2 files.
- **Fixes a real problem**: Without this, users with TRENDnet TUC-ET2G
adapters cannot use them with the r8152 driver (the device won't be
claimed).
### Risk assessment
**Zero risk.** This is the most minimal possible change — adding
identifiers so the kernel recognizes a device. No code paths are
changed, no logic is modified.
### Verification
- Confirmed `VENDOR_ID_TRENDNET` is a new define not previously in the
header by examining the diff context showing the existing vendor IDs.
- The RTL8156 chipset support already exists in the r8152 driver (the
driver handles RTL8152/8153/8156 variants).
- The change pattern matches dozens of similar device ID additions that
are routinely backported to stable (e.g., other vendor IDs already in
the table: Lenovo, Linksys, NVIDIA, TP-Link, D-Link, Dell, ASUS).
- No dependencies on other commits — this is fully self-contained.
**YES**
drivers/net/usb/r8152.c | 1 +
include/linux/usb/r8152.h | 1 +
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
index 6b107cf5f37bd..9eda892beb1f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
@@ -10062,6 +10062,7 @@ static const struct usb_device_id rtl8152_table[] = {
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_ID_DLINK, 0xb301) },
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_ID_DELL, 0xb097) },
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_ID_ASUS, 0x1976) },
+ { USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_ID_TRENDNET, 0xe02b) },
{}
};
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/r8152.h b/include/linux/usb/r8152.h
index 2ca60828f28bb..1502b2a355f98 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/r8152.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/r8152.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
#define VENDOR_ID_DLINK 0x2001
#define VENDOR_ID_DELL 0x413c
#define VENDOR_ID_ASUS 0x0b05
+#define VENDOR_ID_TRENDNET 0x20f4
#if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_USB_RTL8152)
extern u8 rtl8152_get_version(struct usb_interface *intf);
--
2.51.0
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2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-6.12] scsi: devinfo: Add BLIST_SKIP_IO_HINTS for Iomega ZIP Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-6.18] block: break pcpu_alloc_mutex dependency on freeze_lock Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-6.18] platform/x86: oxpec: Add support for OneXPlayer X1z Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19] spi: spi-dw-dma: fix print error log when wait finish transaction Sasha Levin
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2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-6.18] ASoC: rt1321: fix DMIC ch2/3 mask issue Sasha Levin
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2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-6.12] bpf: Fix u32/s32 bounds when ranges cross min/max boundary Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-5.10] HID: mcp2221: cancel last I2C command on read error Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-5.15] platform/x86: intel-hid: Add Dell 14 Plus 2-in-1 to dmi_vgbs_allow_list Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-5.10] HID: asus: avoid memory leak in asus_report_fixup() Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-6.12] scsi: mpi3mr: Clear reset history on ready and recheck state after timeout Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-6.18] platform/x86: oxpec: Add support for Aokzoe A2 Pro Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19] platform/x86: hp-wmi: Add Victus 16-d0xxx support Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-5.10] platform/x86: touchscreen_dmi: Add quirk for y-inverted Goodix touchscreen on SUPI S10 Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-6.1] HID: apple: avoid memory leak in apple_report_fixup() Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-5.10] platform/x86: intel-hid: Enable 5-button array on ThinkPad X1 Fold 16 Gen 1 Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-6.18] ASoC: Intel: sof_sdw: Add quirk for Alienware Area 51 (2025) 0CCD SKU Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-6.18] platform/x86: hp-wmi: Add Omen 16-xd0xxx fan and thermal support Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-6.12] HID: apple: Add EPOMAKER TH87 to the non-apple keyboards list Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-6.18] platform/x86: hp-wmi: Add Omen 16-wf0xxx fan and thermal support Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-5.15] nvme-pci: cap queue creation to used queues Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-5.10] dma-buf: Include ioctl.h in UAPI header Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-6.18] platform/x86: oxpec: Add support for OneXPlayer X1 Air Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19] platform/x86: hp-wmi: add Omen 14-fb1xxx (board 8E41) support Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` Sasha Levin [this message]
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-6.18] platform/x86: oxpec: Add support for OneXPlayer APEX Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-5.10] ASoC: fsl_easrc: Fix event generation in fsl_easrc_iec958_put_bits() Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-5.15] HID: magicmouse: fix battery reporting for Apple Magic Trackpad 2 Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-6.18] HID: intel-ish-hid: ipc: Add Nova Lake-H/S PCI device IDs Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-6.1] nvme-fabrics: use kfree_sensitive() for DHCHAP secrets Sasha Levin
2026-03-10 9:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-5.15] module: Fix kernel panic when a symbol st_shndx is out of bounds Sasha Levin
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