linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next] cdc_ether: Improve ZTE MF823/831/910 handling

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Message-ID: <1471507385.2157.5.camel@suse.com>
Date:	Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:03:05 +0200
From:	Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>
To:	Bjørn Mork <bjorn@...k.no>
Cc:	Kristian Evensen <kristian.evensen@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] cdc_ether: Improve ZTE MF823/831/910 handling

On Mon, 2016-08-08 at 20:30 +0200, Bjørn Mork wrote:
> Note that this doesn't include *every* ethernet driver, although there
> certainly are some examples.  There are also a number of serious
> vendors, providing vendor supported drivers for cards with no known
> issues of this kind.
> 
> Where exactly would you like to see this implemented if it isn't going
> into those specific usbnet drivers?

Higher up. I'd prefer a flag to tell the network core that a driver
is unsure about the MAC and the core should deal with it.

	Regards
		Oliver