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Re: [PATCH 6/6] wl1251: Set generated MAC address back to NVS data

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To: Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] wl1251: Set generated MAC address back to NVS data
From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 09:56:09 +0200
Cc: Ming Lei <ming.lei@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx>, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, David Gnedt <david.gnedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@xxxxxxxxx>, Daniel Wagner <wagi@xxxxxxxxx>, Tony Lindgren <tony@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Sebastian Reichel <sre@xxxxxxxxxx>, Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx>, Ivaylo Dimitrov <ivo.g.dimitrov.75@xxxxxxxxx>, Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@xxxxxx>, Grazvydas Ignotas <notasas@xxxxxxxxx>, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> In case there is no valid MAC address kernel generates random one. This
> patch propagate this generated MAC address back to NVS data which will be
> uploaded to wl1251 chip. So HW would have same MAC address as linux kernel
> uses.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@xxxxxxxxx>

Why? What issue does this fix?

-- 
Kalle Valo

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