netdev - Re: [patch 2/8] forcedeth: fix MAC address detection on network card (regression in 2.6.23)

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:47:23 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	"Ayaz Abdulla" <AAbdulla@...dia.com>
Cc:	jeff@...zik.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org, michael.pyne@...mail.net,
	stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 2/8] forcedeth: fix MAC address detection on network
 card (regression in 2.6.23)

On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:34:52 -0800
"Ayaz Abdulla" <AAbdulla@...dia.com> wrote:

> The solution is to get the OEM to update their BIOS (instead of
> integrating this patch) since the MCP61 specs indicate that the MAC
> Address should be in correct order from BIOS.
> 
> By changing the feature DEV_HAS_CORRECT_MACADDR to all MCP61 boards, it
> could cause it to break on other OEM systems who have implemented it
> correctly.
> 

Getting an OEM to fix their BIOS isn't always a simple thing...

Perhaps Michael's change should be enabled by a module parameter for
those who happen to have the busted BIOS?

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html