linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rndis_host: Set random MAC for ZTE MF910

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Message-ID: <CAKfDRXhDp3heiD75Lat7cr1JmY-kaJ-MS0tt7QXX=s8RFjbpUQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 14 Jul 2016 10:01:28 +0200
From:	Kristian Evensen <kristian.evensen@...il.com>
To:	Bjørn Mork <bjorn@...k.no>
Cc:	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rndis_host: Set random MAC for ZTE MF910

On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 9:54 AM, Kristian Evensen
<kristian.evensen@...il.com> wrote:
> Hi Bjørn,
>
> On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 12:23 AM, Bjørn Mork <bjorn@...k.no> wrote:
>>
>> Or how about the more generic?:
>>
>>         if (bp[0] & 0x02)
>>                 eth_hw_addr_random(net);
>>         else
>>                 ether_addr_copy(net->dev_addr, bp);
>>
>> That would catch similar screwups from other vendors too.
>
> Great idea, thanks. After submitting the patch I found some other
> devices with a similar bug, and there are probably even more out
> there. I will update patch and resubmit.

Oh, and I forgot to say, please ignore this patch. I will change the
title and description to better describe the functionality.

-Kristian