mlx4_en_u64_to_mac() takes the dev->dev_addr pointer and writes to it byte by byte. It also clears the two bytes _after_ ETH_ALEN which seems unnecessary. dev->addr_len is set to ETH_ALEN just before the call. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c | 14 ++++++-------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c index 76c8fe8e0125..dce228170b14 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c @@ -527,14 +527,12 @@ static int mlx4_en_vlan_rx_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev, return err; } -static void mlx4_en_u64_to_mac(unsigned char dst_mac[ETH_ALEN + 2], u64 src_mac) +static void mlx4_en_u64_to_mac(struct net_device *dev, u64 src_mac) { - int i; - for (i = ETH_ALEN - 1; i >= 0; --i) { - dst_mac[i] = src_mac & 0xff; - src_mac >>= 8; - } - memset(&dst_mac[ETH_ALEN], 0, 2); + u8 addr[ETH_ALEN]; + + u64_to_ether_addr(src_mac, addr); + eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr); } @@ -3267,7 +3265,7 @@ int mlx4_en_init_netdev(struct mlx4_en_dev *mdev, int port, /* Set default MAC */ dev->addr_len = ETH_ALEN; - mlx4_en_u64_to_mac(dev->dev_addr, mdev->dev->caps.def_mac[priv->port]); + mlx4_en_u64_to_mac(dev, mdev->dev->caps.def_mac[priv->port]); if (!is_valid_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr)) { en_err(priv, "Port: %d, invalid mac burned: %pM, quitting\n", priv->port, dev->dev_addr); -- 2.31.1