> -----Original Message----- > From: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@xxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 4:00 AM > To: Hyde, Charles - Dell Team; linux-usb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: Limonciello, Mario; nic_swsd@xxxxxxxxxxx; linux-acpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [RFC 1/3] net: cdc_ncm: add get/set ethernet address functions > > > [EXTERNAL EMAIL] > > Am Freitag, den 23.08.2019, 22:26 +0000 schrieb > Charles.Hyde@xxxxxxxxxxxx: > > This patch adds support for pushing a MAC address out to USB based > > ethernet controllers driven by cdc_ncm. With this change, ifconfig can > > now set the device's MAC address. For example, the Dell Universal Dock > > D6000 is driven by cdc_ncm. The D6000 can now have its MAC address set > > by ifconfig, as it can be done in Windows. This was tested with a D6000 > > using ifconfig on an x86 based chromebook, where iproute2 is not > > available. > > The code is good. But placing it into cdc_ncm means that cdc_ether > or other drivers cannot use it. > > Regards > Oliver Is this maybe better intended for usbnet then?
