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Re: [PATCH v3] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC address on RTL8153-AD

From Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH v3] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC address on RTL8153-AD
Date 2016-06-06 16:50 +0200
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On Mon, Jun 06, 2016 at 09:15:20AM -0500, Mario Limonciello wrote:
> Since this is a Realtek feature, I feel this shouldn't be moved into a platform
> MAC address lookup.  The code should only be run when the correct Realtek device
> is plugged in.
> 
> Changes from v2:
>  * Only apply to RTL8153-AD w/ eFuse pass through mac address pass thru
>    bit set.
>  * Drop matching DMI information on Dell.  Although this is implemented on
>    Dell, this is a Realtek feature that may may be implemented on other
>    OEMs as well.
>  * Test that pass through MAC address is valid, fall back to HW address if
>    invalid.
>  * Don't track status of which device has MAC pass through activated.
>  - Expected experience is that if two docks (RTL8153-AD's w/ mac pass thru
>    bit set) were plugged in both should have MAC pass through activated.

cover letters for single-patch submissions is overkill and confusing,
please don't.

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[PATCH v3] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC address on RTL8153-AD Mario Limonciello <mario_limonciello@dell.com> - 2016-06-06 16:20 +0200
  [PATCH v3] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC address on RTL8153-AD Mario Limonciello <mario_limonciello@dell.com> - 2016-06-06 16:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC  address on RTL8153-AD Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2016-06-06 16:50 +0200
      RE: [PATCH v3] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC  address on RTL8153-AD <Mario_Limonciello@Dell.com> - 2016-06-06 17:00 +0200
        Re: [PATCH v3] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC  address on RTL8153-AD Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2016-06-06 18:20 +0200
          RE: [PATCH v3] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC  address on RTL8153-AD <Mario_Limonciello@Dell.com> - 2016-06-06 19:30 +0200
            Re: [PATCH v3] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC  address on RTL8153-AD Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2016-06-06 19:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC  address on RTL8153-AD Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2016-06-06 16:50 +0200
      RE: [PATCH v3] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC  address on RTL8153-AD <Mario_Limonciello@Dell.com> - 2016-06-06 17:00 +0200
  Re: [PATCH v3] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC  address on RTL8153-AD Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2016-06-06 16:50 +0200
    RE: [PATCH v3] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC  address on RTL8153-AD <Mario_Limonciello@Dell.com> - 2016-06-06 16:50 +0200
      RE: [PATCH v3] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC  address on RTL8153-AD <Mario_Limonciello@Dell.com> - 2016-06-06 17:00 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v3] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC  address on RTL8153-AD Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2016-06-06 17:00 +0200

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