Re: [PATCH v3] wifi: rtw88: use firmware MAC address as fallback

From: Ping-Ke Shih

Date: Mon Sep 07 2026 - 22:51:01 EST


YuChia-Kan <raspberrykan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Some devices provide the Wi-Fi MAC address through firmware instead of
> storing a valid address in the Wi-Fi chip efuse.
>
> This is the case on the Xiaomi Mi Box 4, which uses an Amlogic S905L
> SoC and an RTL8723DS Wi-Fi chip. The Wi-Fi MAC address is stored in the
> S905L efuse rather than the RTL8723DS efuse and is provided to the
> device through firmware.
>
> Try to read the MAC address from firmware before falling back to a
> randomly generated address.
>
> Signed-off-by: YuChia-Kan <raspberrykan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

1 patch(es) applied to rtw-next branch of rtw.git, thanks.

e1c844ef72c0 wifi: rtw88: use firmware MAC address as fallback

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