netdev - [PATCH net-next v2 2/3] i40e: remove unnecessary check for old MAC == new MAC

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Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023 14:24:19 +0200
From: Piotr Gardocki <piotrx.gardocki@...el.com>
To: netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc: piotrx.gardocki@...el.com,
	intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org,
	przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com,
	michal.swiatkowski@...ux.intel.com,
	pmenzel@...gen.mpg.de,
	kuba@...nel.org,
	maciej.fijalkowski@...el.com,
	anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com,
	simon.horman@...igine.com,
	aleksander.lobakin@...el.com
Subject: [PATCH net-next v2 2/3] i40e: remove unnecessary check for old MAC == new MAC

The check has been moved to core. The ndo_set_mac_address callback
is not being called with new MAC address equal to the old one anymore.

Signed-off-by: Piotr Gardocki <piotrx.gardocki@...el.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c | 6 ------
 1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index b847bd105b16..29ad1797adce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -1788,12 +1788,6 @@ static int i40e_set_mac(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
-	if (ether_addr_equal(netdev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data)) {
-		netdev_info(netdev, "already using mac address %pM\n",
-			    addr->sa_data);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	if (test_bit(__I40E_DOWN, pf->state) ||
 	    test_bit(__I40E_RESET_RECOVERY_PENDING, pf->state))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
-- 
2.34.1