netdev - Re: [PATCH] usb:smsc: preserve MAC address when resetting device

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Date:	Tue, 1 Feb 2011 22:58:42 +0200
From:	Sergiy Kibrik <sakib@...a.ua>
To:	David Lamparter <equinox@...c24.net>
Cc:	Steve Glendinning <steve.glendinning@...c.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usb:smsc: preserve MAC address when resetting device

On Tuesday 01 February 2011 13:24:25 David Lamparter wrote:
> You cannot do that. Imagine if I plug in two devices. Only the first one
> will get a MAC properly. Or imagine if i plug a device, unplug it and
> plug it back. It will have an uninitialized mac address.
> 
> You need to move the init_mac_address call to happen on device plug-in.
> 
> 
> -David

Sorry, didn't take into account such case. Will resubmit

-regards,
Sergey

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