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Message-Id: <20181001135418.88D9260B7A@smtp.codeaurora.org>
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2018 13:54:18 +0000 (UTC)
From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To: Brian Norris <briannorris@...omium.org>
Cc: Kalle Valo <kvalo@....qualcomm.com>, ath10k@...ts.infradead.org,
linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
Govind Singh <govinds@...eaurora.org>,
<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
Brian Norris <briannorris@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ath10k: utilize random MAC address if none is provided
Brian Norris <briannorris@...omium.org> wrote:
> Since commit 9d5804662ce1 ("ath10k: retrieve MAC address from system
> firmware if provided"), we support pulling our MAC address from system
> firmware. Along with this, we should admit that it's possible for system
> firmware to be screwed up as well, omitting the MAC address there.
>
> Provide a fallback, such that we choose a randomly-generated MAC
> address, with the local assignment bit set.
>
> This is not a preferred mode of operation and really should only serve
> the purpose of keeping the system chugging along while someone figures
> out what's wrong with the system. Grepping through other wireless
> drivers shows very similar fallback logic though, so why not?
>
> git grep eth_random_addr drivers/net/wireless/
>
> Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <briannorris@...omium.org>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.
234e4307cf7f ath10k: utilize random MAC address if none is provided
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https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10592411/
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
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