From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752832AbcFFRjD (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Jun 2016 13:39:03 -0400 Received: from mail.linuxfoundation.org ([140.211.169.12]:34528 "EHLO mail.linuxfoundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752202AbcFFRjA (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Jun 2016 13:39:00 -0400 Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2016 10:38:58 -0700 From: Greg KH To: Mario_Limonciello@Dell.com Cc: hayeswang@realtek.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-usb@vger.kernel.org, pali.rohar@gmail.com, anthony.wong@canonical.com Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC address on RTL8153-AD Message-ID: <20160606173858.GA24836@kroah.com> References: <1465222521-7217-1-git-send-email-mario_limonciello@dell.com> <1465222521-7217-2-git-send-email-mario_limonciello@dell.com> <20160606143947.GA4758@kroah.com> <20160606161222.GA12114@kroah.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.6.1 (2016-04-27) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Jun 06, 2016 at 05:24:57PM +0000, Mario_Limonciello@Dell.com wrote: > That said, I would be highly surprised if Realtek decided to implement > with another OEM differently. It would increase their code complexity > on Windows as well since this is part of the generic driver. Ah, it's refreshing to see people who haven't dealt with BIOS and system vendors for very long, your good attitude is a wonderful sign :) Seriously, if there is ANY chance that it could be broken or changed, it will be. I place the odds that your next hardware product will do just this for no obvious reason at all and am willing to buy the beer if it doesn't happen. thanks, greg k-h