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Re: [PATCH] Modify is_zero_ether_addr() to handle byte-aligned addresses

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From: Petri Gynther <pgynther@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 17:15:30 -0700

> Root cause:
> mwifiex driver calls is_zero_ether_addr() against byte-aligned address:

MAC addresses really must be 16-bit aligned to be used with any of the
ethernet address manipulation and test interfaces.

Therefore this driver should do whatever it takes to avoid passing
a byte-aligned MAC address anywhere.

We _SHOULD NOT_ add support for byte aligned addresses to these
interfaces, nor add routines which by-name can handle them.

Fix this driver instead of polluting out common interfaces
unnecessarily.

Thanks.
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