Re: [PATCH 1/3 v3] net: usb: r8152: Check used MAC passthrough address

[Henning Schild]

Am Wed, 5 Jan 2022 18:30:08 +0100
schrieb Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx>:

> On Wed, Jan 05, 2022 at 11:14:25PM +0800, Aaron Ma wrote:
> > When plugin multiple r8152 ethernet dongles to Lenovo Docks
> > or USB hub, MAC passthrough address from BIOS should be
> > checked if it had been used to avoid using on other dongles.
> > 
> > Currently builtin r8152 on Dock still can't be identified.
> > First detected r8152 will use the MAC passthrough address.  
> 
> I do have to wonder why you are doing this in the kernel, and not
> using a udev rule? This seems to be policy, and policy does not belong
> in the kernel.

Yes, the whole pass-thru story should not be a kernel feature in the
first place, i could not agree more, udev would be the way better place!
But it is part of the driver and Aaron did not introduce it but just
extend it.

Henning

>    Andrew