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Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> + Jes
> 
> Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On 25/08/2025 08:57, Ping-Ke Shih wrote:
> > > Алексей Смирнов <debugger94@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >> I have been using this Wi-Fi dongle for many years now and have had no
> > >> problems with it. The device is quite old and known, dumping its efuse to
> > >> the log and asking the user to send the results to Jes.Sorensen@xxxxxxxxx
> > >> on every boot makes little sense. Please apply:
> > >
> > > I'll rephrase commit message when I merge this:
> > >
> > > wifi: rtl8xxxu: Remove TL-WN722N V2 (0x2357: 0x010c) from untested devices
> > >
> > > This Wi-Fi dongle has been used for many years now and have had no problems
> > > with it. The device is quite old and known, dumping its efuse to the log and
> > > asking the user to send the results to Jes.Sorensen@xxxxxxxxx on every boot
> > > makes little sense.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Алексей Смирнов <debugger94@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > Reviewed-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > >>
> > >> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/core.c
> > >> b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/core.c
> > >> index 831b5025c634..113e01df0902 100644
> > >> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/core.c
> > >> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/core.c
> > >> @@ -7815,7 +7815,7 @@ static int rtl8xxxu_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
> > >>                         untested = 0;
> > >>                 break;
> > >>         case 0x2357:
> > >> -               if (id->idProduct == 0x0109 || id->idProduct == 0x0135)
> > >> +               if (id->idProduct == 0x0109 || id->idProduct == 0x010c
> > >> || id->idProduct == 0x0135)
> > >>                         untested = 0;
> > >>                 break;
> > >>         case 0x0b05:
> > >
> >
> > I propose we simply remove the entire list of tested devices. It's not
> > particularly useful to tell people to report if a device works or not.
> > If it doesn't work they will report it anyway.
> 
> This untested flag was added since 2015 at first commit, but I wasn't here
> at that time. Jes, could you please comment this untested report of efuse
> is still useful now?
> 

I merged this patch ahead, and we may rely on Martin's patch [1] to get
efuse content, so after that patch gets merged, the 'untested' stuff
can be removed entirely.

[1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20250826090015.1552939-1-martin.kaistra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/






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