Re: [PATCH] net: usb: ax88179_178a: avoid writing the mac address before first reading

On Wed, 10 Apr 2024 11:55:49 +0200 Jose Ignacio Tornos Martinez wrote:

After the commit d2689b6a86b9 ("net: usb: ax88179_178a: avoid two consecutive device resets"), reset operation, in which the default mac address from the device is read, is not executed from bind operation and the random address, that is pregenerated just in case, is direclty written the first time in the device, so the default one from the device is not even read. This writing is not dangerous because is volatile and the default mac address is not missed.

AFAICT the reset is synchronous to resume, right?

I think you can use netif_device_detach() and netif_device_attach() to prevent getting called while suspended.