Re: [PATCH v3] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC address on RTL8153-AD

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On Mon, Jun 06, 2016 at 09:15:20AM -0500, Mario Limonciello wrote:
> Since this is a Realtek feature, I feel this shouldn't be moved into a platform
> MAC address lookup.  The code should only be run when the correct Realtek device
> is plugged in.
> 
> Changes from v2:
>  * Only apply to RTL8153-AD w/ eFuse pass through mac address pass thru
>    bit set.
>  * Drop matching DMI information on Dell.  Although this is implemented on
>    Dell, this is a Realtek feature that may may be implemented on other
>    OEMs as well.
>  * Test that pass through MAC address is valid, fall back to HW address if
>    invalid.
>  * Don't track status of which device has MAC pass through activated.
>  - Expected experience is that if two docks (RTL8153-AD's w/ mac pass thru
>    bit set) were plugged in both should have MAC pass through activated.

cover letters for single-patch submissions is overkill and confusing,
please don't.

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