linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH net-next v2 2/4] net: dsa: mv88e6060: setup random mac address

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Date:   Fri, 13 Oct 2017 12:44:44 -0400
From:   Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
To:     Woojung.Huh@...rochip.com, David.Laight@...LAB.COM,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel@...oirfairelinux.com,
        davem@...emloft.net, f.fainelli@...il.com, andrew@...n.ch
Subject: RE: [PATCH net-next v2 2/4] net: dsa: mv88e6060: setup random mac address

Hi David, Woojung,

Woojung.Huh@...rochip.com writes:

>> From: Vivien Didelot
>> > Sent: 13 October 2017 02:41
>> > As for mv88e6xxx, setup the switch from within the mv88e6060 driver with
>> > a random MAC address, and remove the .set_addr implementation.
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
>> > ---
>> >  drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6060.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++++-----------
>> >  1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>> >
>> > diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6060.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6060.c
>> > index 621cdc46ad81..2f9d5e6a0f97 100644
>> > --- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6060.c
>> > +++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6060.c
>> ...
>> > +	REG_WRITE(REG_GLOBAL, GLOBAL_MAC_01, (addr[0] << 9) |
>> addr[1]);
>> 
>> Is that supposed to be 9 ?
>
> Looks like it.
> Check http://www.marvell.com/switching/assets/marvell_linkstreet_88E6060_datasheet.pdf

Hum, David is correct, there is a bug in the driver which needs to be
addressed first. MAC address bit 40 is addr[0] & 0x1, thus we must
shift byte 0 by 8 and mask it against 0xfe.

I'll respin this serie including a fix for both net and net-next.


Thanks,

        Vivien