Re: [PATCH v3] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC address on RTL8153-AD

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Mon, Jun 06, 2016 at 02:43:37PM +0000, Mario_Limonciello@Dell.com wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@linuxfoundation.org]
> > Sent: Monday, June 6, 2016 9:40 AM
> > To: Limonciello, Mario <Mario_Limonciello@Dell.com>
> > Cc: hayeswang@realtek.com; LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>; Netdev
> > <netdev@vger.kernel.org>; Linux USB <linux-usb@vger.kernel.org>;
> > pali.rohar@gmail.com; anthony.wong@canonical.com
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC
> > address on RTL8153-AD
> > 
> > On Mon, Jun 06, 2016 at 09:15:20AM -0500, Mario Limonciello wrote:
> > > Since this is a Realtek feature, I feel this shouldn't be moved into a platform
> > > MAC address lookup.  The code should only be run when the correct
> > Realtek device
> > > is plugged in.
> > >
> > > Changes from v2:
> > >  * Only apply to RTL8153-AD w/ eFuse pass through mac address pass thru
> > >    bit set.
> > >  * Drop matching DMI information on Dell.  Although this is implemented
> > on
> > >    Dell, this is a Realtek feature that may may be implemented on other
> > >    OEMs as well.
> > >  * Test that pass through MAC address is valid, fall back to HW address if
> > >    invalid.
> > >  * Don't track status of which device has MAC pass through activated.
> > >  - Expected experience is that if two docks (RTL8153-AD's w/ mac pass thru
> > >    bit set) were plugged in both should have MAC pass through activated.
> > 
> > cover letters for single-patch submissions is overkill and confusing,
> > please don't.
> 
> I was trying to convey differences between versions of this patch, I'll avoid
> that in the future and let the audience find them themselves.

No, put them in the patch itself, under the --- line, like is documented
to do so.  Don't make people "find them themselves", if you do that,
your patch will just be ignored.

greg k-h