netdev - Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH 10/15] igb: change how we handle alternate mac addresses

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Date:	Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:21:37 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, gospo@...hat.com,
	alexander.h.duyck@...el.com
Subject: Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH 10/15] igb: change how we handle alternate
 mac addresses

From: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:34:25 -0700

> From: Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>
> 
> This patch allows us to treat the alternate mac address as though it is the
> physical address on the adapter.  This is accomplished by letting the
> alt_mac_address function to only fail on an NVM error.  If no errors occur
> and the alternate mac address is not present then RAR0 is read as the
> default mac address.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>

Applied.
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