Difference between rtw8821ce and alt_rtl8821ce

[fahimscirex]

What's the use cases of these two drivers? How do I decide which one do I have to use?

[dubhater]

If you mean this one: https://github.com/tomaspinho/rtl8821ce alt_rtl8821ce is the same, but newer and unmaintained.

[fahimscirex]

I meant these two, didn't notice it's rtw not rtl - sorry for the confusion

• https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw88/blob/master/rtw8821ce.c
• https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw88/tree/master/alt_rtl8821ce

[dubhater]

alt_rtl8821ce is the traditional type of driver made by Realtek. You should use it only if you have to.

rtw8821ce.c is another driver made by Realtek, written from scratch in a way that is acceptable for inclusion in the Linux kernel. This is the one you should try first.