linux-kernel - Re: wl1251 & mac address & calibration data

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Date:   Thu, 24 Nov 2016 08:51:04 +0100
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
Cc:     Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@...to.com>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        Ivaylo Dimitrov <ivo.g.dimitrov.75@...il.com>,
        Sebastian Reichel <sre@...nel.org>,
        Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@....fi>,
        Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
        linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
        Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: wl1251 & mac address & calibration data

Hi!

> > "ifconfig hw ether XX" normally sets the address. I guess that's
> > ioctl?
> 
> This sets temporary address and it is ioctl. IIRC same as what ethtool 
> uses. (ifconfig is already deprecated).
> 
> > And I guess we should use similar mechanism for permanent
> > address.
> 
> I'm not sure here... Above ioctl ↑↑↑ is for changing temporary mac 
> address. But here we do not want to change permanent mac address. We 
> want to tell kernel driver current permanent mac address which is
> stored

Well... I'd still use similar mechanism :-).
									Pavel
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