netdev - [PATCH net-next v3 3/3] ice: remove unnecessary check for old MAC == new MAC

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Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:53:02 +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 v3 3/3] ice: 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/ice/ice_main.c | 5 -----
 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
index caafb12d9cc7..f0ba896a3f46 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
@@ -5624,11 +5624,6 @@ static int ice_set_mac_address(struct net_device *netdev, void *pi)
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(mac))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
-	if (ether_addr_equal(netdev->dev_addr, mac)) {
-		netdev_dbg(netdev, "already using mac %pM\n", mac);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	if (test_bit(ICE_DOWN, pf->state) ||
 	    ice_is_reset_in_progress(pf->state)) {
 		netdev_err(netdev, "can't set mac %pM. device not ready\n",
-- 
2.34.1