linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/6] wl1251: Set generated MAC address back to NVS data

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Message-ID: <20170127090538.GB24223@pali>
Date:   Fri, 27 Jan 2017 10:05:38 +0100
From:   Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
To:     Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
Cc:     Ming Lei <ming.lei@...onical.com>,
        "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        David Gnedt <david.gnedt@...izone.at>,
        Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@...to.com>,
        Daniel Wagner <wagi@...om.org>,
        Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
        Sebastian Reichel <sre@...nel.org>,
        Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
        Ivaylo Dimitrov <ivo.g.dimitrov.75@...il.com>,
        Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@....fi>,
        Grazvydas Ignotas <notasas@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] wl1251: Set generated MAC address back to NVS data

On Friday 27 January 2017 09:56:09 Kalle Valo wrote:
> Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com> writes:
> 
> > In case there is no valid MAC address kernel generates random one. This
> > patch propagate this generated MAC address back to NVS data which will be
> > uploaded to wl1251 chip. So HW would have same MAC address as linux kernel
> > uses.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
> 
> Why? What issue does this fix?

Send permanent MAC address to wl1251 chip, same what is doing wl12xx
driver.

-- 
Pali Rohár
pali.rohar@...il.com