From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Lamparter Subject: Re: [net-next 3/5] igb: Fix for Alt MAC Address feature on 82580 and later devices Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:11:46 +0200 Message-ID: <20111021111146.GH651279@jupiter.n2.diac24.net> References: <1319193121-2729-1-git-send-email-jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com> <1319193121-2729-4-git-send-email-jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: davem@davemloft.net, Carolyn Wyborny , netdev@vger.kernel.org, gospo@redhat.com, sassmann@redhat.com To: Jeff Kirsher Return-path: Received: from spaceboyz.net ([87.106.131.203]:34658 "EHLO spaceboyz.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754341Ab1JULL4 (ORCPT ); Fri, 21 Oct 2011 07:11:56 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1319193121-2729-4-git-send-email-jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 03:31:59AM -0700, Jeff Kirsher wrote: > From: Carolyn Wyborny > > In 82580 and later devices, the alternate MAC address feature is > completely handled by the option ROM and software does not handle > it anymore. This patch changes the check_alt_mac_addr function to > exit immediately if device is 82580 or later. 'Stupid' question: what happens if you put such a card with an x86 Option ROM into a, say, PowerPC server? Just feeling like the devil's advocate today :) -David