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From: Hayes Wang <hayeswang@realtek.com>
To: Mario Limonciello <mario_limonciello@dell.com>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Netdev <netdev@vger.kernel.org>,
	Linux USB <linux-usb@vger.kernel.org>,
	"pali.rohar@gmail.com" <pali.rohar@gmail.com>,
	"anthony.wong@canonical.com" <anthony.wong@canonical.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] r8152: Add support for setting MAC to system's Auxiliary MAC address
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2016 06:10:26 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <0835B3720019904CB8F7AA43166CEEB2FECCF4@RTITMBSV03.realtek.com.tw> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1464817844-27206-1-git-send-email-mario_limonciello@dell.com>

Mario Limonciello [mailto:mario_limonciello@dell.com]
[...]
>  static int set_ethernet_addr(struct r8152 *tp)
>  {
>  	struct net_device *dev = tp->netdev;
> @@ -1041,6 +1075,9 @@ static int set_ethernet_addr(struct r8152 *tp)
>  	else
>  		ret = pla_ocp_read(tp, PLA_BACKUP, 8, sa.sa_data);
> 
> +	/* if system provides auxiliary MAC address */
> +	set_auxiliary_addr(&sa);
> +
>  	if (ret < 0) {
>  		netif_err(tp, probe, dev, "Get ether addr fail\n");
>  	} else if (!is_valid_ether_addr(sa.sa_data)) {

When tp->version == RTL_VER_01, you would have different MAC address
between SW and HW. You may use the MAC address from ACPI for dev_addr.
However, the device uses another one, because you don't set it to the device.

Best Regards,
Hayes

  parent reply	other threads:[~2016-06-02  6:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-06-01 21:50 [PATCH] r8152: Add support for setting MAC to system's Auxiliary MAC address Mario Limonciello
2016-06-01 22:27 ` Andrew Lunn
2016-06-01 22:31   ` Mario_Limonciello
2016-06-01 23:06     ` Greg KH
2016-06-02  1:54       ` Mario_Limonciello
2016-06-01 23:05 ` Greg KH
2016-06-02  2:10   ` Mario_Limonciello
2016-06-02 15:22     ` Greg KH
     [not found]       ` <20160602152244.GA26494-U8xfFu+wG4EAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2016-06-02 15:46         ` Mario_Limonciello-DYMqY+WieiM
2016-06-02 16:09           ` Greg KH
2016-06-02 16:58             ` Mario_Limonciello
2016-06-03  9:23               ` Hayes Wang
     [not found]                 ` <0835B3720019904CB8F7AA43166CEEB2FED973-JIZ+AM9kKNzuvTFwvkocLypo8c9IxeqyAjHCUHv49ws@public.gmane.org>
2016-06-03 14:52                   ` Mario_Limonciello-DYMqY+WieiM
2016-06-02 18:04           ` Bjørn Mork
2016-06-02 18:28             ` Mario_Limonciello
2016-06-02 19:03               ` Pali Rohár
2016-06-02 19:18                 ` Mario_Limonciello
2016-06-02 18:44             ` Pali Rohár
2016-06-02  2:53   ` Mario_Limonciello
2016-06-02  8:11     ` Bjørn Mork
2016-06-02 14:29       ` Mario_Limonciello
2016-06-02  7:27   ` Bjørn Mork
2016-06-02  6:10 ` Hayes Wang [this message]
2016-06-02  7:46 ` Pali Rohár
2016-06-02 14:45   ` Mario_Limonciello
2016-06-02 15:01     ` Andrew Lunn
2016-06-02 15:07       ` Mario_Limonciello

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