RE: [PATCH v2] r8152: Add support for setting MAC to system's Auxiliary MAC address

[Hayes Wang]

Mario Limonciello [mailto:mario_limonciello@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, June 03, 2016 12:58 AM
[...]
> @@ -500,6 +502,7 @@ enum rtl8152_flags {
>  	SELECTIVE_SUSPEND,
>  	PHY_RESET,
>  	SCHEDULE_NAPI,
> +	MAC_PASSTHRU = 0,

I don't think you have to give this a value.

>  };
> 
[...]
>  static int set_ethernet_addr(struct r8152 *tp)
>  {
>  	struct net_device *dev = tp->netdev;
> @@ -1041,6 +1088,10 @@ static int set_ethernet_addr(struct r8152 *tp)
>  	else
>  		ret = pla_ocp_read(tp, PLA_BACKUP, 8, sa.sa_data);
> 
> +	/* if system provides auxiliary MAC address */
> +	if (get_auxiliary_addr(tp, &sa))
> +		ret = 0;

It still has problem when tp->version == RTL_VER_01.
First, you would read the current MAC address (MAC1) to sa.sa_data.
Then sa.sa_data may be modified by MAC2 after get_auxiliary_addr().
However, the MAC2 wouldn't be set to the device, because

		if (tp->version == RTL_VER_01)
			ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, sa.sa_data);

Therefore, you would find that dev_addr is MAC2, and the device
uses MAC1.

Best Regards,
Hayes