Subject: Re: [PATCH v3]realtek:r8169: Bugfix or workaround for missing extended GigaMAC registers settings

From: Wang YanQing <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:34:50 +0800

On Sat, Dec 01, 2012 at 12:44:01PM +0100, Francois Romieu wrote:
> Wang YanQing <[email-masked]> :
> > +	/*
> > +	 *This is a fix for BIOS forget to set
> > +	 *extend GigaMAC registers
> > +	 *Wang YanQing 12/1/2012
> > +	 */
> 
> This part will go into the changelog.
I think brevity comment in code is good for
code's readableness. We read out the MAC{0,4},
and write them back in next line to call rtl_rar_set,
it don't have obvious sense for new readers, so I think 
the brevity comment is good. Could you consider remaining
the comment except the no sense line "Wang YanQing 12/1/2012"?

> 
> > +	if (tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_34) {
> > +	    rtl_rar_set(tp, dev->dev_addr);
> > +	}
> 
> rtl_rar_set already includes a RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_34 test and non-8168evl
> devices are already able to stand an extra MAC{0, 4} write. I'll check
> it does not hurt on different 81xx devices and submit an update.
I add the test code to ignore the an extra MAC{0,4} write for non-8168evl
devices, and if you think it is not a issue, then I agree with you to remove 
the test code.

Thanks.