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Re: [PATCH v6 RESEND] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC address on RTL8153-AD

From	Michał Pecio <michal.pecio@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [PATCH v6 RESEND] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC address on RTL8153-AD
Date	2016-07-13 08:30 +0200
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> So in order to hit this hypothetical corner case today you would 
> need to be using a real world type-C device something such as a 
> Dell WD15 on another OEM's machine that has type-C and the exact
> same ACPI object name that does $BADSTUFF other than return a
> buffer.
Exactly what I meant.
 
> If that situation arises please alert me and I'll send a follow up
> patch that whitelists this to match DMI vendor of only Dell 
> systems.
I'm not sure if it's the most responsible way to approach this problem.
There were cases of laptops bricking (as in - they would never power on
ever again) just because Linux made some bad BIOS/ACPI calls. Also, see
the famous Samsung UEFI NVRAM fiasco or the recent pains with EFIVARS.

Regards,
MP

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[PATCH v6 RESEND] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC address on RTL8153-AD Mario Limonciello <mario_limonciello@dell.com> - 2016-07-12 03:00 +0200
  Re: [PATCH v6 RESEND] r8152: Add support for setting pass through  MAC address on RTL8153-AD David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> - 2016-07-12 04:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v6 RESEND] r8152: Add support for setting pass through  MAC address on RTL8153-AD Michał Pecio <michal.pecio@gmail.com> - 2016-07-12 09:10 +0200
      RE: [PATCH v6 RESEND] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC  address on RTL8153-AD <Mario_Limonciello@Dell.com> - 2016-07-12 17:10 +0200
        Re: [PATCH v6 RESEND] r8152: Add support for setting pass through  MAC address on RTL8153-AD Michał Pecio <michal.pecio@gmail.com> - 2016-07-13 08:30 +0200

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