netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 07/10] cisco/enic: use eth_hw_addr_random() instead of random_ether

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Message-Id: <201202172235.43337.danny.kukawka@bisect.de>
Date:	Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:35:42 +0100
From:	Danny Kukawka <danny.kukawka@...ect.de>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	benve@...co.com, roprabhu@...co.com, dwang2@...co.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 07/10] cisco/enic: use eth_hw_addr_random() instead of random_ether_addr()

On Freitag, 17. Februar 2012, David Miller wrote:
> From: Danny Kukawka <danny.kukawka@...ect.de>
> Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:43:28 +0100
>
> > Use dev_hw_addr_random() instead of calling random_ether_addr()
> > to set addr_assign_type correctly to NET_ADDR_RANDOM.
> >
> > Couldn't replace random_ether_addr() in enic_probe() since
> > enic_set_mac_addr() is used which would reset addr_assign_type.
> > Instead set addr_assign_type directly to NET_ADDR_RANDOM in
> > case of random mac after call enic_set_mac_addr().
> >
> > Reset the state to NET_ADDR_PERM as soon as the MAC get
> > changed via .ndo_set_mac_address.
> >
> > v2: use bitops, adapt to eth_hw_addr_random(), add a comment
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Danny Kukawka <danny.kukawka@...ect.de>
>
> This patch doesn't apply at all to the current net-next tree,
> please always validate that your patches actually apply to the
> tree before submission.

Okay ... forgot that ... I'll check and send a new version.

Danny
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