Qualcomm Atheros AR816x/AR817x support

modulename: alx.ko

configname: CONFIG_ALX

Linux Kernel Configuration
└─>Device Drivers
└─>Network device support
└─>Ethernet driver support
└─>Qualcomm Atheros AR816x/AR817x support
In linux kernel since version 3.1 (release Date: 2011-10-24)  
This driver supports the Qualcomm Atheros L1F ethernet adapter,
i.e. the following chipsets:

1969:1091 - AR8161 Gigabit Ethernet
1969:1090 - AR8162 Fast Ethernet
1969:10A1 - AR8171 Gigabit Ethernet
1969:10A0 - AR8172 Fast Ethernet

To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
will be called alx.

source code: