Bug#1069082: linux-image-6.1.0-20-amd64: USB ethernet AX88179 device name eth0

[Roland Rosenfeld <roland@debian.org>]

Hi Salvatore and Diederik!

On Di, 16 Apr 2024, Salvatore Bonaccorso wrote:

> If you revert that commit, does that fix your issue? Note that it
> opens up again as well the referenced issue, but it would be helpfull
> for reporting as regression if we know that's the case.

Thanks to the support by Diederik, I was able to build a new kernel
with the two patches reverted and this kernel solves the issue and
uses the correct MAC and renames the interface to enx<mac> as before
instead of using a random MAC and using eth0 as the inerface name.

On Di, 16 Apr 2024, Diederik de Haas wrote:

> https://kernel-team.pages.debian.net/kernel-handbook/ch-common-tasks.html#id-1.6.6.4
> describes a procedure with which you can apply (the attached) patches

Thanks for this hint and pointing to the perfect chapter, which made
building a test kernel really easy.

I used the two patches, that you suggested, they are exactly the
reverse of the two problem patches, that lead us to this issue.

Greetings
Roland