netdev - Re: wilc1000 MAC address is 00:00:00:00:00:00

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Date:   Wed, 15 Feb 2023 21:14:10 +0100
From:   Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:     Dan Williams <dcbw@...hat.com>, Ajay.Kathat@...rochip.com,
        kvalo@...nel.org, heiko.thiery@...il.com
Cc:     michael@...le.cc, kuba@...nel.org, Claudiu.Beznea@...rochip.com,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Amisha.Patel@...rochip.com, thaller@...hat.com,
        bgalvani@...hat.com, Sripad.Balwadgi@...rochip.com
Subject: Re: wilc1000 MAC address is 00:00:00:00:00:00

On Fri, 2023-02-10 at 15:28 -0600, Dan Williams wrote:
> > 
> > In wilc1000, the bus interface is up in probe but we don't have
> > access
> > to mac address via register until the driver starts the wilc firmware
> > because of design limitation. This information is only available
> > after
> > the MAC layer is initialized.
> 
> So... initialize the MAC layer and read the address, then stop the card
> until dev open which reloads and reinits? That's what eg Atmel does

For a more modern example, iwlwifi also ;-)

You should also load the firmware async, so it becomes:

probe
 -> load firmware

firmware success callback
 - boot device
 - read information
 - register with mac80211
 - shut down device

mac80211 start callback
 - boot device again
 - etc.

johannes