Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 1 Dec 2022 09:07:49 +0100 | Subject | Re: [EXT] Re: [PATCH] net: atlantic: fix check for invalid ethernet addresses | From | Igor Russkikh <> |
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>> That won't work for this board since that function only checks that the >> MAC "is not 00:00:00:00:00:00, is not a multicast address, and is not >> FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF." The MAC address that we get on all of our boards is >> 00:17:b6:00:00:00. > > Which is a valid MAC address. So i don't see why the kernel should > reject it and use a random one. > > Maybe you should talk to Marvell about how you can program the > e-fuses. You can then use MAC addresses from A8-97-DC etc.
Hi Brian,
I do completely agree with Andrew. Thats not a fix to be made in linux kernel.
The boards you get have zero efuse. You should work with Qualcomm on how to update mac addresses of your boards.
Igor
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