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

2016-07-11 Thread David Miller
From: Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 21:54:07 + > Please let me know what else can be done for this patch to make it > acceptable so we can have parity for Linux. Just resubmit it and I'll apply it, I'm so tired of hearing about this...

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

2016-07-11 Thread David Miller
From: Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 21:54:07 + > Please let me know what else can be done for this patch to make it > acceptable so we can have parity for Linux. Just resubmit it and I'll apply it, I'm so tired of hearing about this...

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

2016-07-11 Thread Mario_Limonciello
> David, > > Did you have any more thoughts about this? I'm happy to make some other > adjustments to the patch, if you have some recommendations. Hi, I just wanted to share that the maintenance BIOSes released for the Dell platforms with Type-C this past week enables the MAC address pass

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

2016-07-11 Thread Mario_Limonciello
> David, > > Did you have any more thoughts about this? I'm happy to make some other > adjustments to the patch, if you have some recommendations. Hi, I just wanted to share that the maintenance BIOSes released for the Dell platforms with Type-C this past week enables the MAC address pass

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

2016-06-22 Thread Mario_Limonciello
t...@vger.kernel.org; linux-...@vger.kernel.org; > anthony.w...@canonical.com > Subject: RE: [PATCH v6] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC > address on RTL8153-AD > > > -Original Message- > > From: David Miller [mailto:da...@davemloft.net] >

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

2016-06-22 Thread Mario_Limonciello
x-...@vger.kernel.org; > anthony.w...@canonical.com > Subject: RE: [PATCH v6] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC > address on RTL8153-AD > > > -Original Message- > > From: David Miller [mailto:da...@davemloft.net] > > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 20

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

2016-06-14 Thread Mario_Limonciello
ealtek.com; linux- > ker...@vger.kernel.org; net...@vger.kernel.org; linux- > u...@vger.kernel.org; anthony.w...@canonical.com > Subject: Re: [PATCH v6] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC > address on RTL8153-AD > > From: Pali Rohár <pali.ro...@gmail.com> > Date: Tue, 14 Jun

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

2016-06-14 Thread Mario_Limonciello
et...@vger.kernel.org; linux- > u...@vger.kernel.org; anthony.w...@canonical.com > Subject: Re: [PATCH v6] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC > address on RTL8153-AD > > From: Pali Rohár > Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 18:47:36 +0200 > > > You have never seen two e

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

2016-06-14 Thread David Miller
From: Pali Rohár Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 18:47:36 +0200 > You have never seen two ethernet cards with same MAC addresses? Right I > have not seen two USB, but there is non zero chance that could happen. It would be an error scenerio, and something to be avoided. It is a

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

2016-06-14 Thread David Miller
From: Pali Rohár Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 18:47:36 +0200 > You have never seen two ethernet cards with same MAC addresses? Right I > have not seen two USB, but there is non zero chance that could happen. It would be an error scenerio, and something to be avoided. It is a valid and correct

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

2016-06-14 Thread Mario_Limonciello
ealtek.com; linux- > ker...@vger.kernel.org; net...@vger.kernel.org; linux- > u...@vger.kernel.org; anthony.w...@canonical.com > Subject: Re: [PATCH v6] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC > address on RTL8153-AD > > > > It is same, how to handle two network cards which

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

2016-06-14 Thread Mario_Limonciello
et...@vger.kernel.org; linux- > u...@vger.kernel.org; anthony.w...@canonical.com > Subject: Re: [PATCH v6] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC > address on RTL8153-AD > > > > It is same, how to handle two network cards which tell us, that they > > > have s

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

2016-06-14 Thread Andrew Lunn
> > It is same, how to handle two network cards which tell us, that they > > have same MAC addresses. > > > > The kernel handles this just fine. In doing this patch I checked to see > what it does in that scenario. Two devices are made. systemd doesn't > rename the second device via the MAC

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

2016-06-14 Thread Andrew Lunn
> > It is same, how to handle two network cards which tell us, that they > > have same MAC addresses. > > > > The kernel handles this just fine. In doing this patch I checked to see > what it does in that scenario. Two devices are made. systemd doesn't > rename the second device via the MAC

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

2016-06-14 Thread Mario_Limonciello
om>; hayesw...@realtek.com; linux- > ker...@vger.kernel.org; net...@vger.kernel.org; linux- > u...@vger.kernel.org; anthony.w...@canonical.com > Subject: Re: [PATCH v6] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC > address on RTL8153-AD > > On Tuesday 14 June 2016 18:40:17

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

2016-06-14 Thread Mario_Limonciello
ernel.org; linux- > u...@vger.kernel.org; anthony.w...@canonical.com > Subject: Re: [PATCH v6] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC > address on RTL8153-AD > > On Tuesday 14 June 2016 18:40:17 Greg KH wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 06:28:10PM +0200, Pali Rohár wrote: > >

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

2016-06-14 Thread Pali Rohár
On Tuesday 14 June 2016 18:40:17 Greg KH wrote: > On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 06:28:10PM +0200, Pali Rohár wrote: > > On Saturday 11 June 2016 19:42:26 David Miller wrote: > > > From: Andrew Lunn > > > Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2016 17:39:21 +0200 > > > > > > > What is still open is do we

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

2016-06-14 Thread Pali Rohár
On Tuesday 14 June 2016 18:40:17 Greg KH wrote: > On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 06:28:10PM +0200, Pali Rohár wrote: > > On Saturday 11 June 2016 19:42:26 David Miller wrote: > > > From: Andrew Lunn > > > Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2016 17:39:21 +0200 > > > > > > > What is still open is do we want to accept it

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

2016-06-14 Thread Greg KH
On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 06:28:10PM +0200, Pali Rohár wrote: > On Saturday 11 June 2016 19:42:26 David Miller wrote: > > From: Andrew Lunn > > Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2016 17:39:21 +0200 > > > > > What is still open is do we want to accept it at all? Do we accept > > > the concept of

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

2016-06-14 Thread Greg KH
On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 06:28:10PM +0200, Pali Rohár wrote: > On Saturday 11 June 2016 19:42:26 David Miller wrote: > > From: Andrew Lunn > > Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2016 17:39:21 +0200 > > > > > What is still open is do we want to accept it at all? Do we accept > > > the concept of putting the same

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

2016-06-14 Thread Pali Rohár
On Saturday 11 June 2016 19:42:26 David Miller wrote: > From: Andrew Lunn > Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2016 17:39:21 +0200 > > > What is still open is do we want to accept it at all? Do we accept > > the concept of putting the same MAC address on multiple interfaces > > at hotplug time?

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

2016-06-14 Thread Pali Rohár
On Saturday 11 June 2016 19:42:26 David Miller wrote: > From: Andrew Lunn > Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2016 17:39:21 +0200 > > > What is still open is do we want to accept it at all? Do we accept > > the concept of putting the same MAC address on multiple interfaces > > at hotplug time? Do we trust BIOS

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

2016-06-14 Thread Mario_Limonciello
t...@vger.kernel.org; linux-...@vger.kernel.org; pali.ro...@gmail.com; > anthony.w...@canonical.com; gre...@linuxfoundation.org > Subject: Re: [PATCH v6] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC > address on RTL8153-AD > > From: Andrew Lunn <and...@lunn.ch> > Date: Sat, 11 Jun 201

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

2016-06-14 Thread Mario_Limonciello
pali.ro...@gmail.com; > anthony.w...@canonical.com; gre...@linuxfoundation.org > Subject: Re: [PATCH v6] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC > address on RTL8153-AD > > From: Andrew Lunn > Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2016 17:39:21 +0200 > > > What is still open

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

2016-06-11 Thread David Miller
From: Andrew Lunn Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2016 17:39:21 +0200 > What is still open is do we want to accept it at all? Do we accept the > concept of putting the same MAC address on multiple interfaces at > hotplug time? Do we trust BIOS vendors to not keep changing DSDT > property name,

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

2016-06-11 Thread David Miller
From: Andrew Lunn Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2016 17:39:21 +0200 > What is still open is do we want to accept it at all? Do we accept the > concept of putting the same MAC address on multiple interfaces at > hotplug time? Do we trust BIOS vendors to not keep changing DSDT > property name, since it is not

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

2016-06-11 Thread Andrew Lunn
On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 10:51:56PM -0700, David Miller wrote: > From: Mario Limonciello > Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 13:22:37 -0500 > > > The RTL8153-AD supports a persistent system specific MAC address. > > This means a device plugged into two different systems with host

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

2016-06-11 Thread Andrew Lunn
On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 10:51:56PM -0700, David Miller wrote: > From: Mario Limonciello > Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 13:22:37 -0500 > > > The RTL8153-AD supports a persistent system specific MAC address. > > This means a device plugged into two different systems with host side > > support will show

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

2016-06-10 Thread David Miller
From: Mario Limonciello Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 13:22:37 -0500 > The RTL8153-AD supports a persistent system specific MAC address. > This means a device plugged into two different systems with host side > support will show different (but persistent) MAC addresses. > >

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

2016-06-10 Thread David Miller
From: Mario Limonciello Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 13:22:37 -0500 > The RTL8153-AD supports a persistent system specific MAC address. > This means a device plugged into two different systems with host side > support will show different (but persistent) MAC addresses. > > This information for the