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

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Date:	Mon, 6 Jun 2016 14:43:37 +0000
From:	<Mario_Limonciello@...l.com>
To:	<gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:	<hayeswang@...ltek.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
	<pali.rohar@...il.com>, <anthony.wong@...onical.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v3] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC
 address on RTL8153-AD

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@...uxfoundation.org]
> Sent: Monday, June 6, 2016 9:40 AM
> To: Limonciello, Mario <Mario_Limonciello@...l.com>
> Cc: hayeswang@...ltek.com; LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>; Netdev
> <netdev@...r.kernel.org>; Linux USB <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>;
> pali.rohar@...il.com; anthony.wong@...onical.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.