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

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Date:   Thu, 23 Feb 2023 11:44:02 +0100
From:   Heiko Thiery <heiko.thiery@...il.com>
To:     Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
Cc:     Dan Williams <dcbw@...hat.com>, Ajay.Kathat@...rochip.com,
        kvalo@...nel.org, 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

Hi Ajay,

Am Mi., 15. Feb. 2023 um 21:14 Uhr schrieb Johannes Berg
<johannes@...solutions.net>:
>
> 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.

Do you have a meaning about that? That sounds like a viable solution.
What do you think?

-- 
Heiko

> johannes