Realtek 8189ES & FS compatibility with Linux 6.17.y

[igorpecovnik]

Description

Closing #8659

How Has This Been Tested?

• CI test

Checklist:

• My changes generate no new warnings

[coderabbitai]

Walkthrough

The PR updates lib/functions/compilation/patch/drivers_network.sh. It removes upper kernel-version bounds from two Realtek driver conditionals, leaving only a minimum version check (>= 3.14) for RTL8189ES and RTL8189FS patch application. It also updates the commit hashes and associated date comments for rtl8189esver and rtl8189fsver.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 2 (Simple) | ⏱️ ~10 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• remove wifi patches for kernel v6.16 merged upstream #8332 — Modifies the same file and sections, updating Realtek driver commits and kernel-version gating for rtl8189es/fs.
• Fix rtl8189fs driver commit version #8077 — Updates rtl8189fs commit reference in the same script; overlaps with the commit hash changes here.
• Bump mainline kernels to rc5 and disable 8189es #8650 — Touches the same RTL8189ES gating logic but introduces/tightens an upper bound, contrasting with this PR’s removal.

Suggested reviewers

• rpardini
• krachlatte
• leggewie
• EvilOlaf
• chainsx

Pre-merge checks and finishing touches

❌ Failed checks (1 warning, 1 inconclusive)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%.	You can run @coderabbitai generate docstrings to improve docstring coverage.
Description Check	❓ Inconclusive	The pull request description only references closing an issue and marks test checkboxes without summarizing the actual modifications to the kernel-version gating or commit hash updates for the Realtek 8189ES/FS drivers, making it too generic to confirm it aligns with the detailed changeset. It does not describe any part of the patch or its intent beyond linking an issue number. Consequently, it is inconclusive whether the description adequately reflects the changes.	Please expand the description to include a concise summary of the key changes introduced, such as the removal of upper bound kernel-version checks for the RTL8189ES/FS patches and the updates to commit hashes, so reviewers can easily verify that the description matches the actual modifications.

✅ Passed checks (1 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title Check	✅ Passed	The title clearly indicates the pull request’s purpose to extend compatibility for the Realtek 8189ES and FS drivers to Linux 6.17.y, which directly reflects the kernel-gating and patch updates implemented in the changeset. It is concise, specific, and highlights the main change without unnecessary detail.

✨ Finishing touches

• 📝 Generate Docstrings

🧪 Generate unit tests

• Create PR with unit tests
• Post copyable unit tests in a comment
• Commit unit tests in branch igorpecovnik-patch-3

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