linux-kernel - Re: [v6] wlcore: add missing nvs file name info for wilink8

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Message-ID: <CAGRGNgW5Q3J1wL7Moc9vLJuRmOK3ZVr_gJfNqYPeU5BoeRuXtw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 10 Aug 2017 17:52:04 +1000
From:   Julian Calaby <julian.calaby@...il.com>
To:     "Reizer, Eyal" <eyalr@...com>
Cc:     Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        "linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "sebastian.reichel@...labora.co.uk" 
        <sebastian.reichel@...labora.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [v6] wlcore: add missing nvs file name info for wilink8

Hi Eyal,

On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 4:35 PM, Reizer, Eyal <eyalr@...com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Sorry for top posting (mobile...)
>> > I have verified with system design and the data sheet that every wilink 6/7
>> chip has a mac address in fuse so probably the board you have (pretty old,
>> right?) has this mac address in fuse. Maybe it was from very early batches?
>> Anyway I see no reason to change it.
>> > Anyway the calibrator can be used to store a different one into the nvs file
>> that will overide it.
>>
>> Well clearly at least this one does not have any valid hardware
>> mac address, the hardware mac address is broken with all zeroes.
>>
>
> Looks like it is not really all zeros but rather 00:00:00:00:00:01.
> I wonder if it is just a one board issue or not...

It's 00:00:00:00:00:01 because your code adds 1 to it.

Thanks,

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Julian Calaby

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