On Sun, Aug 12, 2007 at 07:08:52PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote: > set_mac_address should not write to the SROM, as Michael noted. > > The proper operations are: > > probe time: > read MAC address from SROM > > dev open (interface up): > write dev->dev_addr[] to RX filter (or identity) registers > > EEPROM update support is available separately, via an ethtool sub-ioctl.
This sounds sensible, I am working on adding ethtool support and should have a patch available in the next day or so. -- Ben ([EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.fluff.org/) 'a smiley only costs 4 bytes' - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
