Re: [PATCH v6 RESEND] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC address on RTL8153-AD

From: Mario Limonciello <redacted>
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 19:58:04 -0500

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The RTL8153-AD supports a persistent system specific MAC address.
This means a device plugged into two different systems with host
side support will show different (but persistent) MAC addresses.

This information for the system's persistent MAC address is burned
in when the system HW is built and available under \_SB.AMAC in the
DSDT at runtime.

This technology is currently implemented in the Dell TB15 and WD15
Type-C docks.  More information is available here:
http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/SLN301147

Signed-off-by: Mario Limonciello <redacted>  

Applied.

Hi,

Isn't it possible that the same ACPI name could be used for other
vendor-specific extensions on other laptops and that r8152 will now
wreak havoc there?

Regards,
MP