netdev - [PATCH net-next 2/8] vmxnet3: Preserve the MAC address configured by ifconfig

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Date:	Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:59:31 -0800
From:	Shreyas N Bhatewara <sbhatewara@...are.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	pv-drivers@...are.com
Subject: [PATCH net-next 2/8] vmxnet3: Preserve the MAC address configured by
	ifconfig

While activating the device get it's MAC address from netdev. This will allow
the MAC address iconfigured using ifconfig to persist through the reset.

Signed-off-by: Shreyas N Bhatewara <sbhatewara@...are.com>
---
 drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c |    5 +++++
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
index 562bdbb..89bcee8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ static atomic_t devices_found;
 static int enable_mq = 1;
 static int irq_share_mode;
 
+static void
+vmxnet3_write_mac_addr(struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter, u8 *mac);
+
 /*
  *    Enable/Disable the given intr
  */
@@ -2168,6 +2171,8 @@ vmxnet3_setup_driver_shared(struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter)
 	/* rx filter settings */
 	devRead->rxFilterConf.rxMode = 0;
 	vmxnet3_restore_vlan(adapter);
+	vmxnet3_write_mac_addr(adapter, adapter->netdev->dev_addr);
+
 	/* the rest are already zeroed */
 }
 

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