linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] net: usb: ax88179_178a: avoid writing the mac address before first reading

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Message-Id: 
 <171345962745.29083.15641493659556059187.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:00:27 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Jose Ignacio Tornos Martinez <jtornosm@...hat.com>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org,
 pabeni@...hat.com, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
 jarkko.palviainen@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] net: usb: ax88179_178a: avoid writing the mac address
 before first reading

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:55:13 +0200 you wrote:
> After the commit d2689b6a86b9 ("net: usb: ax88179_178a: avoid two
> consecutive device resets"), reset operation, in which the default mac
> address from the device is read, is not executed from bind operation and
> the random address, that is pregenerated just in case, is direclty written
> the first time in the device, so the default one from the device is not
> even read. This writing is not dangerous because is volatile and the
> default mac address is not missed.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [v2] net: usb: ax88179_178a: avoid writing the mac address before first reading
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/56f78615bcb1

You are awesome, thank you!
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