netdev - Re: [PATCH] dm9601: warn on invalid mac address

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Date:	Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:24:43 +0100
From:	Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@...site.dk>
To:	Wu Fengguang <wfg@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dm9601: warn on invalid mac address

>>>>> "Wu" == Wu Fengguang <wfg@...ux.intel.com> writes:

Hi,

 >> Also, it seems like you're not writing the random address to the
 >> hardware registers, so you won't be able to receive any unicast -
 >> You'll need to add a call to dm9601_set_mac_address() or similar.

 Wu> Good catch. I had wanted to ask why it only works with promisc
 Wu> mode ;-)

;)

 Wu> Here is the tested patch.

 Wu> Thanks,
 Wu> Fengguang
 Wu> ---
 Wu> dm9601: tell HW about random generated mac address

 Wu> Otherwise unicast RX will only work in promisc mode.

 Wu> Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@...site.dk>
 Wu> Signed-off-by: Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu@...el.com>

Acked-by: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@...site.dk>

-- 
Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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