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Subject[PATCH v2 net-next] ixgbe: Fix for RAR0 not being set to default MAC addr
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commit c9f53e63c208 ("ixgbe: Refactor MAC address configuration code")
introduced code that doesn't set HW register RAR0 to default mac address
but FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF. Due to this, ixgbe HW discards all incoming packets
that doesn't have destination mac address equals to FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF.

This commit sets RAR0 correctly to default HW mac address.

Signed-off-by: Tushar Dave <tushar.n.dave@oracle.com>
Tested-by: Sowmini Varadhan <sowmini.varadhan@oracle.com>
---

v2:
Minor change in code comment
This time send to all ixgbe maintainers as per get_maintainer.pl


drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index ea9537d..3e6b208 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -9084,6 +9084,8 @@ skip_sriov:
goto err_sw_init;
}

+ /* Set hw->mac.addr to permanent MAC address */
+ ether_addr_copy(hw->mac.addr, hw->mac.perm_addr);
ixgbe_mac_set_default_filter(adapter);

setup_timer(&adapter->service_timer, &ixgbe_service_timer,
--
1.9.1
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