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From: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@suse.com>
To: "Bjørn Mork" <bjorn@mork.no>
Cc: Kristian Evensen <kristian.evensen@gmail.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-usb@vger.kernel.org,
	Network Development <netdev@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] cdc_ether: Improve ZTE MF823/831/910 handling
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:03:05 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1471507385.2157.5.camel@suse.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87oa535d10.fsf@miraculix.mork.no>

On Mon, 2016-08-08 at 20:30 +0200, Bjørn Mork wrote:
> Note that this doesn't include *every* ethernet driver, although there
> certainly are some examples.  There are also a number of serious
> vendors, providing vendor supported drivers for cards with no known
> issues of this kind.
> 
> Where exactly would you like to see this implemented if it isn't going
> into those specific usbnet drivers?

Higher up. I'd prefer a flag to tell the network core that a driver
is unsure about the MAC and the core should deal with it.

	Regards
		Oliver

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From: Oliver Neukum <oneukum-IBi9RG/b67k@public.gmane.org>
To: "Bjørn Mork" <bjorn-yOkvZcmFvRU@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Kristian Evensen
	<kristian.evensen-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
	linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	linux-usb-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	Network Development
	<netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] cdc_ether: Improve ZTE MF823/831/910 handling
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:03:05 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1471507385.2157.5.camel@suse.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87oa535d10.fsf-3F4PFWf5pNjpjLOzFPqGjWGXanvQGlWp@public.gmane.org>

On Mon, 2016-08-08 at 20:30 +0200, Bjørn Mork wrote:
> Note that this doesn't include *every* ethernet driver, although there
> certainly are some examples.  There are also a number of serious
> vendors, providing vendor supported drivers for cards with no known
> issues of this kind.
> 
> Where exactly would you like to see this implemented if it isn't going
> into those specific usbnet drivers?

Higher up. I'd prefer a flag to tell the network core that a driver
is unsure about the MAC and the core should deal with it.

	Regards
		Oliver


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  reply	other threads:[~2016-08-18  8:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-07-18 12:24 [PATCH net-next] cdc_ether: Improve ZTE MF823/831/910 handling Kristian Evensen
2016-07-18 13:01 ` Oliver Neukum
2016-07-18 13:23   ` Kristian Evensen
2016-07-18 13:50     ` Oliver Neukum
2016-07-18 14:10       ` Kristian Evensen
2016-07-18 14:14         ` Oliver Neukum
2016-07-18 14:14           ` Oliver Neukum
2016-07-18 14:27           ` Kristian Evensen
2016-07-18 15:04           ` Kristian Evensen
2016-07-18 15:04             ` Kristian Evensen
2016-07-19  6:20             ` Oliver Neukum
2016-07-19  6:20               ` Oliver Neukum
2016-07-19  6:40               ` Kristian Evensen
2016-07-19  7:17                 ` Oliver Neukum
2016-07-19  8:30                 ` Lars Melin
2016-07-19 11:06                   ` Kristian Evensen
2016-08-08 12:44           ` Bjørn Mork
2016-08-08 13:57             ` Oliver Neukum
2016-08-08 18:30               ` Bjørn Mork
2016-08-18  8:03                 ` Oliver Neukum [this message]
2016-08-18  8:03                   ` Oliver Neukum
2016-07-19 12:14 Andrey Melnikov

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