> -----Original Message----- > From: Greg KH [mailto:gre...@linuxfoundation.org] > Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2016 6:07 PM > To: Limonciello, Mario <mario_limoncie...@dell.com> > Cc: and...@lunn.ch; hayesw...@realtek.com; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; > net...@vger.kernel.org; linux-...@vger.kernel.org; pali.ro...@gmail.com; > anthony.w...@canonical.com > Subject: Re: [PATCH] r8152: Add support for setting MAC to system's Auxiliary > MAC address > > On Wed, Jun 01, 2016 at 10:31:52PM +0000, mario_limoncie...@dell.com > wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Andrew Lunn [mailto:and...@lunn.ch] > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2016 5:27 PM > > > To: Limonciello, Mario <mario_limoncie...@dell.com> > > > Cc: hayesw...@realtek.com; LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>; > > > Netdev <net...@vger.kernel.org>; Linux USB > > > <linux-...@vger.kernel.org>; pali.ro...@gmail.com; > > > anthony.w...@canonical.com > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH] r8152: Add support for setting MAC to system's > > > Auxiliary MAC address > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 01, 2016 at 04:50:44PM -0500, Mario Limonciello wrote: > > > > Dell systems with Type-C ports have support for a persistent > > > > system specific MAC address when used with Dell Type-C docks and > dongles. > > > > This means a dock plugged into two different systems will show > > > > different (but persistent) MAC addresses. Dell Type-C docks and > > > > dongles use the > > > > r8152 driver. > > > > > > > > This information for the system's persistent MAC address is burned > > > > in when the HW is built and avilable under _SB\AMAC in the DSDT at > runtime. > > > > > > > > More information about the technology is available here: > > > > http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/SLN301147 > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Mario Limonciello <mario_limoncie...@dell.com> > > > > --- > > > > drivers/net/usb/Kconfig | 1 + > > > > drivers/net/usb/r8152.c | 37 > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+) > > > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/Kconfig b/drivers/net/usb/Kconfig > > > > index > > > > cdde590..c320930 100644 > > > > --- a/drivers/net/usb/Kconfig > > > > +++ b/drivers/net/usb/Kconfig > > > > @@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ config USB_RTL8150 config USB_RTL8152 > > > > tristate "Realtek RTL8152/RTL8153 Based USB Ethernet Adapters" > > > > select MII > > > > + depends on ACPI > > > > > > Hi Mario > > > > > > That seems a bit heavy handed. What about ARM or MIPS machines which > > > don't use ACPI but do have USB ports where i could plug in a USB > > > dongle with this chipset. > > > > > > I think it would be better to make use of ACPI if it is available, > > > but don't require it in order the build the driver. > > > > > > Andrew > > > > Hi Andrew, > > > > Thanks for that feedback. I'll adjust that to look for CONFIG_ACPI in > > the code instead in V2 after I get some additional comments for the > > implementation. > > No need to do that, the acpi functions should be "stubbed out" if that option > is > not enabled, right? You don't want #ifdefs in .c code if at all possible. > > thanks, > > greg k-h
Thanks, yeah I do see them stubbed out, will skip #ifdefs and just drop the Kconfig dependency on ACPI.
