> > The code flow of the add if (wl1271_op_add_interface) overwrites it from > vif. Thats the point of the patch. The MAC can be overwritten at any point between HW initialization and add_interface(). Either by a TESTMODE cmd or even by "ifconfig wlan0 hw ether xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx". The patch makes sure the MAC address is set (the default value is in the NVS) when the hardware is initialized. This allows the creation of monitor interfaces for instance. These are created without calling the driver's add_interface() and require a valid MAC address to be set. Such a monitor interface is added by hostapd when creating an AP (which explains why this patch is included in the AP-support patch-set). When this patch is applied one should be careful to not set the mac twice with different MAC addresses, as this might cause problems for the upper layers. Regards, Arik -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
