From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932838AbcGLCmv (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Jul 2016 22:42:51 -0400 Received: from shards.monkeyblade.net ([184.105.139.130]:35450 "EHLO shards.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932161AbcGLCmt (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Jul 2016 22:42:49 -0400 Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 19:42:46 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <20160711.194246.742914205682079488.davem@davemloft.net> To: mario_limonciello@dell.com Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-usb@vger.kernel.org, anthony.wong@canonical.com Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 RESEND] r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC address on RTL8153-AD From: David Miller In-Reply-To: <1468285084-26557-1-git-send-email-mario_limonciello@dell.com> References: <1468285084-26557-1-git-send-email-mario_limonciello@dell.com> X-Mailer: Mew version 6.7 on Emacs 24.5 / Mule 6.0 (HANACHIRUSATO) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.5.12 (shards.monkeyblade.net [149.20.54.216]); Mon, 11 Jul 2016 19:42:48 -0700 (PDT) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: Mario Limonciello Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 19:58:04 -0500 > The RTL8153-AD supports a persistent system specific MAC address. > This means a device plugged into two different systems with host side > support will show different (but persistent) MAC addresses. > > This information for the system's persistent MAC address is burned in when > the system HW is built and available under \_SB.AMAC in the DSDT at runtime. > > This technology is currently implemented in the Dell TB15 and WD15 Type-C > docks. More information is available here: > http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/SLN301147 > > Signed-off-by: Mario Limonciello Applied.