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mlx5: don't write directly to netdev->dev_addr

Message ID 20211013202001.311183-1-kuba@kernel.org (mailing list archive)
State Awaiting Upstream
Delegated to: Netdev Maintainers
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Series mlx5: don't write directly to netdev->dev_addr | expand

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Commit Message

Jakub Kicinski Oct. 13, 2021, 8:20 p.m. UTC
Use a local buffer and eth_hw_addr_set().

Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
---
This takes care of Ethernet, mlx5/core/ipoib/ipoib.c
will be changed as part of all the IB conversions.
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Comments

Saeed Mahameed Oct. 20, 2021, 5:54 p.m. UTC | #1
On Wed, 2021-10-13 at 13:20 -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> Use a local buffer and eth_hw_addr_set().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
> ---
> This takes care of Ethernet, mlx5/core/ipoib/ipoib.c
> will be changed as part of all the IB conversions.
> 

Hi Jakub, 

the patch looks fine, i will take it directly to net-next-mlx5,

I didn't get the part about IB conversions, where can i find that ?
Jakub Kicinski Oct. 20, 2021, 6:15 p.m. UTC | #2
On Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:54:56 +0000 Saeed Mahameed wrote:
> On Wed, 2021-10-13 at 13:20 -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> > Use a local buffer and eth_hw_addr_set().
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
> > ---
> > This takes care of Ethernet, mlx5/core/ipoib/ipoib.c
> > will be changed as part of all the IB conversions.
>
> the patch looks fine, i will take it directly to net-next-mlx5,

Thanks!

> I didn't get the part about IB conversions, where can i find that ?

Here:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20211019182604.1441387-3-kuba@kernel.org/
Saeed Mahameed Oct. 20, 2021, 11:41 p.m. UTC | #3
On Wed, 2021-10-20 at 11:15 -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:54:56 +0000 Saeed Mahameed wrote:
> > On Wed, 2021-10-13 at 13:20 -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> > > Use a local buffer and eth_hw_addr_set().
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
> > > ---
> > > This takes care of Ethernet, mlx5/core/ipoib/ipoib.c
> > > will be changed as part of all the IB conversions.
> > 
> > the patch looks fine, i will take it directly to net-next-mlx5,
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> > I didn't get the part about IB conversions, where can i find that ?
> 
> Here:
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20211019182604.1441387-3-kuba@kernel.org/

Thanks,
Had a stupid outlook filter that hides rdma-stuff in some old
directory..
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Patch

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index e81e5505207c..430c9e967f5d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -4385,12 +4385,15 @@  void mlx5e_build_nic_params(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, struct mlx5e_xsk *xsk, u16
 static void mlx5e_set_netdev_dev_addr(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
 
-	mlx5_query_mac_address(priv->mdev, netdev->dev_addr);
-	if (is_zero_ether_addr(netdev->dev_addr) &&
+	mlx5_query_mac_address(priv->mdev, addr);
+	if (is_zero_ether_addr(addr) &&
 	    !MLX5_CAP_GEN(priv->mdev, vport_group_manager)) {
 		eth_hw_addr_random(netdev);
 		mlx5_core_info(priv->mdev, "Assigned random MAC address %pM\n", netdev->dev_addr);
+	} else {
+		eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, addr);
 	}
 }