linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] net: usb: rtl8150: prevent set_ethernet

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Message-ID: <dbd92308-2443-0c1d-92f1-f506339e0a5e@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 3 Oct 2020 11:21:12 +0530
From:   Anant Thazhemadam <anant.thazhemadam@...il.com>
To:     Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-kernel-mentees@...ts.linuxfoundation.org,
        syzbot+abbc768b560c84d92fd3@...kaller.appspotmail.com,
        kuba@...nel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] net: usb: rtl8150: prevent set_ethernet_addr from
 setting uninit address


On 02-10-2020 19:59, Petko Manolov wrote:
> On 20-10-02 17:35:25, Anant Thazhemadam wrote:
>> Yes, this clears things up for me. I'll see to it that this gets done in a v3.
> If set_ethernet_addr() fail, don't return error, but use eth_hw_addr_random() 
> instead to set random MAC address and continue with the probing.
>
> You can take a look here:
> https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20201002075604.44335-1-petko.manolov@konsulko.com/
>
>
> cheers,
> Petko
Thank you for this reference. :)

Thanks,
Anant