netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] ixgbe: Fix for RAR0 not being set to default MAC addr

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Date:	Wed, 6 Jan 2016 15:48:46 -0500
From:	Sowmini Varadhan <sowmini.varadhan@...cle.com>
To:	Tushar Dave <tushar.n.dave@...cle.com>
Cc:	jesse.brandeburg@...el.com, john.ronciak@...el.com,
	donald.c.skidmore@...el.com, carolyn.wyborny@...el.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, duyck@...antis.com, davem@...emloft.net,
	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com, intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] ixgbe: Fix for RAR0 not being set to default
 MAC addr

On (01/06/16 12:05), Tushar Dave wrote:

> commit c9f53e63c208 ("ixgbe: Refactor MAC address configuration code")
> introduced code that doesn't set HW register RAR0 to default mac address
> but FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF. Due to this, ixgbe HW discards all incoming packets
> that doesn't have destination mac address equals to FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF.
> 
> This commit sets RAR0 correctly to default HW mac address.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tushar Dave <tushar.n.dave@...cle.com>

Tested-by: Sowmini Varadhan <sowmini.varadhan@...cle.com>

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