[PATCH v2 net-next 0/9] set addr_assign_type when inheriting a dev_addr
Bjørn Mork
bjorn at mork.no
Tue Sep 3 03:38:10 EDT 2013
David Miller <davem at davemloft.net> writes:
> From: Bjørn Mork <bjorn at mork.no>
> Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 18:08:43 +0200
>
>> Copying the dev_addr from a parent device is an operation
>> common to a number of drivers. The addr_assign_type should
>> be updated accordingly, either by reusing the value from
>> the source device or explicitly indicating that the address
>> is stolen by setting addr_assign_type to NET_ADDR_STOLEN.
>>
>> This patch set adds a helper copying both the dev_addr and
>> the addr_assign_type, and use this helper in drivers which
>> don't currently set the addr_assign_type. Using NET_ADDR_STOLEN
>> might be more appropriate in some of these cases. Please
>> let me know, and I'll update the patch accordingly.
>>
>> Changes in v2:
>> - assuming addr_len == ETH_ALEN to allow optimized memcpy
>> - dropped the vt6656 patch due to addr_len being unset in that driver
>
> Looks good, series applied, thanks.
Thanks. But it doesn't look like it ended up in net-next? Or am I
missing something (again)?
Bjørn
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