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

-----Original Message-----
From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@linuxfoundation.org]
Sent: Thursday, June 2, 2016 9:02 PM
To: Limonciello, Mario <redacted>
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 v2] r8152: Add support for setting MAC to system's
Auxiliary MAC address

On Thu, Jun 02, 2016 at 06:32:42PM +0000, Mario_Limonciello@Dell.com
wrote:

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And you want to check this for all Dell devices?  Please be model
specific, I doubt a bunch of Dell servers wants to run this code...

Tracking model specific is really going to turn into a giant list never ending

list.

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To drill down more specifically, I can match on chassis too.

Yes, as this is a vendor/platform-specific "quirk", you will have to
update it for each and every individual device you want it enabled as it
is so different from what all other drivers do.

thanks,

greg k-h

After finding out that there is a characteristic specific to Realtek chip in this USB
device, I think it would be best to only run the \\_SB.AMAC lookup when this 
specific USB device is connected.  

Realtek is not maintaining a whitelist of systems in their driver for the other OS,
they approach it from the other end and only lookup auxiliary MAC if the right
device is plugged in.