mainlining shenanigans
When qeth_l2_set_mac_address() finds the card in a non-reachable state, it merely copies the new MAC address into dev->dev_addr so that __qeth_l2_set_online() can later register it with the HW. But __qeth_l2_set_online() may very well be running concurrently, so we can't trust the card state without appropriate locking: If the online sequence is past the point where it registers dev->dev_addr (but not yet in SOFTSETUP state), any address change needs to be properly programmed into the HW. Otherwise the netdevice ends up with a different MAC address than what's set in the HW, and inbound traffic is not forwarded as expected. This is most likely to occur for OSD in LPAR, where commit |
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README |
Linux kernel ============ There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first. In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or ``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/ There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory, several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation. See Documentation/00-INDEX for a list of what is contained in each file. Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.