> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leif Lindholm <l...@nuviainc.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 7:15 AM
> To: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheu...@arm.com>
> Cc: Samer El-Haj-Mahmoud <samer.el-haj-mahm...@arm.com>;
> devel@edk2.groups.io; Ray Ni <ray...@intel.com>; Michael D Kinney
> <michael.d.kin...@intel.com>
> Subject: Re: [edk2-platform][PATCH v1 0/4] Update ASIX USB Networking
> drivers
>
> On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 17:50:54 +0200, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> > On 5/10/20 1:15 PM, Samer El-Haj-Mahmoud wrote:
> > > This series updates the ASIX USB networking drivers:
> > >
> > > - Create new Silicon/ASIX/ package
> > > - Move existing Ax88772 and Ax88772b drivers from OptionRomPkg
> > > to the newly created AsixPkg
> > > - Add new ASIX drivers Ax88179 and Ax88772c
> > >
> > > Code pushed to
> > > https://github.com/samerhaj/edk2-platforms/tree/asix_usb_nic_drivers
> > > _v2
> > >
> > > version 1: https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/58771
> > > version 2 changes:
> > > - Create new ASIX Package to host existing and new ASIX
> > > drivers[Ray]
> > >
> > > Cc: Ray Ni <ray...@intel.com>
> > > Cc: Leif Lindholm <l...@nuviainc.com>
> > > Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheu...@arm.com>
> > > Cc: Michael D Kinney <michael.d.kin...@intel.com>
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Samer El-Haj-Mahmoud <samer.el-haj-
> mahm...@arm.com>
> > >
> > > Samer El-Haj-Mahmoud (4):
> > > Silicon/AsixPkg: Create AsixPkg
> > > Drivers/OptionRomPkg: Move ASIX drivers to AsixPkg
> > > Silicon/AsixPkg: Add ASIX Ax88179 driver
> > > Silicon/AsixPkg: Add ASIX Ax88772c driver
> > >
> >
> > I happened to have one of each of these dongles in my drawer, so I
> > managed to test them both.
> >
> > Both work fine, although the 88179 one was rather slow.
> >
> > In any case, the 10/100 one I tried is an Apple one (05ac:1402) which
> > is also supported by the 88772b driver. The only other vid/pid pair
> > which that old driver supports is also supported by the new one, so I
> > think we can drop the old one altogether. The non-b 7720 driver is
> > also supported by the new
> > 10/100 driver, so we can drop the old 88772 as well, afaict.
>
> If we can drop the old ones, I will be very happy.
> I was just about to start providing some feedback on those (beyond what
> you have) including bits like "drop the Hungarian notation".
>
Sure, I can drop the old 8872/8872b drivers if we can replace with 8872c
> Fixing those would be a fair amount of effort, and moving out of their legacy
> home before that would set a bad example.
>
> /
> Leif
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