Bump mainline edge kernels to rc7

config/sources/mainline-kernel.conf.sh

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 function mainline_kernel_decide_version__upstream_release_candidate_number() {
 	[[ -n "${KERNELBRANCH}" ]] && return 0           # if already set, don't touch it; that way other hooks can run in any order
 	if [[ "${KERNEL_MAJOR_MINOR}" == "6.17" ]]; then # @TODO: roll over to next MAJOR.MINOR and MAJOR.MINOR-rc1 when it is released
-		declare -g KERNELBRANCH="tag:v6.17-rc1"
+		declare -g KERNELBRANCH="tag:v6.17-rc5"
 		display_alert "mainline-kernel: upstream release candidate" "Using KERNELBRANCH='${KERNELBRANCH}' for KERNEL_MAJOR_MINOR='${KERNEL_MAJOR_MINOR}'" "info"
 	fi
 }

lib/functions/compilation/patch/drivers_network.sh

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ driver_rtl8189ES() {
 
 	# Wireless drivers for Realtek 8189ES chipsets
 
-	if linux-version compare "${version}" ge 3.14; then
+	if linux-version compare "${version}" ge 3.14 && linux-version compare "${version}" le 6.16; then
 
 		# Attach to specific commit (was "branch:master")
 		local rtl8189esver='commit:07f03cf721f5e0317012ece4159834327680ba8b' # Commit date: 2025-06-21 (please update when updating commit ref)
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ driver_rtl8192EU() {
 
 		process_patch_file "${SRC}/patch/misc/wireless-rtl8192eu-Fix-p2p-go-advertising.patch" "applying"
 
+		# fix compilation for kernels >= 6.17
+		process_patch_file "${SRC}/patch/misc/wireless-rtl8192eu-Fix-building-on-6.16-6.17.patch" "applying"
+
 		# fix compilation for kernels >= 5.4
 		process_patch_file "${SRC}/patch/misc/wireless-rtl8192eu-Fix-VFS-import.patch" "applying"
 

patch/misc/wireless-rtl8192eu-Fix-building-on-6.16-6.17.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+From 026fb2665d043788ff73e764350376828ba5f322 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Franz Eitzinger <43846023+etzngr@users.noreply.github.com>
+Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2025 10:47:22 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Fix build with Kernel 6.17: Add support to get radio
+ index
+
+---
+ os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c | 12 +++++++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c b/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c
+index d641305..4ccad87 100644
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8192eu/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8192eu/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c
+@@ -3260,7 +3260,11 @@ static int cfg80211_rtw_scan(struct wiphy *wiphy
+ 	return ret;
+ }
+ 
+-static int cfg80211_rtw_set_wiphy_params(struct wiphy *wiphy, u32 changed)
++static int cfg80211_rtw_set_wiphy_params(struct wiphy *wiphy,
++#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(6, 17, 0))
++	int radio_idx,
++#endif
++	u32 changed)
+ {
+ #if 0
+ 	struct iwm_priv *iwm = wiphy_to_iwm(wiphy);
+@@ -4165,6 +4169,9 @@ static int cfg80211_rtw_set_txpower(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+ #if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 8, 0))
+ 	struct wireless_dev *wdev,
+ #endif
++#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(6, 17, 0))
++	int radio_idx,
++#endif
+ #if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 36)) || defined(COMPAT_KERNEL_RELEASE)
+ 	enum nl80211_tx_power_setting type, int mbm)
+ #else
+@@ -4205,6 +4212,9 @@ static int cfg80211_rtw_get_txpower(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+ #if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 8, 0))
+ 	struct wireless_dev *wdev,
+ #endif
++#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(6, 17, 0))
++	int radio_idx,
++#endif
+ #if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(6, 14, 0))
+ 	unsigned int link_id,
+ #endif