linux-kernel - Re: PROBLEM: No static MAC address for usb gadget ethernet via kernel parameter any more.

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Message-ID: <87sfpe4eqo.fsf@mutex.one>
Date:   Fri, 13 May 2022 00:34:23 +0300
From:   Marian Postevca <posteuca@...ex.one>
To:     Maximilian Senftleben <kernel@...l.msdigital.de>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: PROBLEM: No static MAC address for usb gadget ethernet via
 kernel parameter any more.

Maximilian Senftleben <kernel@...l.msdigital.de> writes:

> [1.] One line summary of the problem:
>
> No static MAC address for usb gadget ethernet via kernel boot parameter 
> any more.
>
> [2.] Full description of the problem/report:
>
> In 5.15. and before we were able to set a static MAC address for the usb 
> gadget ethernet connection using kernel parameters "g_ether.dev_addr" 
> and "g_ether.host_addr".

By taking a quick look I don't see yet how this commit would cause the regression,
but I will take a deeper look.