Re: [PATCH net-next v2 3/3] ice: remove unnecessary check for old MAC == new MAC

[Maciej Fijalkowski <maciej.fijalkowski@intel.com>]

On Tue, Jun 13, 2023 at 02:24:20PM +0200, Piotr Gardocki wrote:
> The check has been moved to core. The ndo_set_mac_address callback
> is not being called with new MAC address equal to the old one anymore.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Piotr Gardocki <piotrx.gardocki@intel.com>

Reviewed-by: Maciej Fijalkowski <maciej.fijalkowski@intel.com>

> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c | 5 -----
>  1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
> index caafb12d9cc7..f0ba896a3f46 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
> @@ -5624,11 +5624,6 @@ static int ice_set_mac_address(struct net_device *netdev, void *pi)
>  	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(mac))
>  		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
>  
> -	if (ether_addr_equal(netdev->dev_addr, mac)) {
> -		netdev_dbg(netdev, "already using mac %pM\n", mac);
> -		return 0;
> -	}
> -
>  	if (test_bit(ICE_DOWN, pf->state) ||
>  	    ice_is_reset_in_progress(pf->state)) {
>  		netdev_err(netdev, "can't set mac %pM. device not ready\n",
> -- 
> 2.34.1
>