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Subject: Re: [PATCH] wifi: rtw88: Use random MAC when efuse MAC invalid
From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
In-Reply-To: <20231208150739.129753-1-macroalpha82@gmail.com>
References: <20231208150739.129753-1-macroalpha82@gmail.com>
To: Chris Morgan <macroalpha82@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, pkshih@realtek.com,
 Chris Morgan <macromorgan@hotmail.com>
User-Agent: pwcli/0.1.1-git (https://github.com/kvalo/pwcli/) Python/3.11.2
Message-ID: <170239529317.306086.14094133972122975560.kvalo@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 15:34:55 +0000 (UTC)

Chris Morgan <macroalpha82@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Chris Morgan <macromorgan@hotmail.com>
> 
> When the MAC address read from the efuse data is invalid, warn the
> user and use a random MAC address instead.
> 
> On a device I am currently using (Anbernic RG-ARC) with a rtw8821cs
> the efuse appears to be incompletely/improperly programmed. The MAC
> address reads as ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff. When networkmanager attempts to
> initiate a connection (and I haven't hard-coded a MAC address or
> set it to random) it fails to establish a connection.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chris Morgan <macromorgan@hotmail.com>
> Acked-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>

Patch applied to wireless-next.git, thanks.

0a999d82b782 wifi: rtw88: Use random MAC when efuse MAC invalid

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