linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v4] net: usb: ax88179_178a: non necessary second random mac address

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Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2024 10:50:27 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Jose Ignacio Tornos Martinez <jtornosm@...hat.com>
Cc: kuba@...nel.org, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
 horms@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
 netdev@...r.kernel.org, pabeni@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4] net: usb: ax88179_178a: non necessary second
 random mac address

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:

On Fri,  5 Apr 2024 10:24:31 +0200 you wrote:
> If the mac address can not be read from the device registers or the
> devicetree, a random address is generated, but this was already done from
> usbnet_probe, so it is not necessary to call eth_hw_addr_random from here
> again to generate another random address.
> 
> Indeed, when reset was also executed from bind, generate another random mac
> address invalidated the check from usbnet_probe to configure if the assigned
> mac address for the interface was random or not, because it is comparing
> with the initial generated random address. Now, with only a reset from open
> operation, it is just a harmless simplification.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v4] net: usb: ax88179_178a: non necessary second random mac address
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/7c7be68346b9

You are awesome, thank you!
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