Even random MACs should be unique to a device.
Get a new one each time it is used.
This bug is as old as the driver.
Signed-off-by: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@xxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index 02b915b1e142..a90aece93f4a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -1797,8 +1797,11 @@ usbnet_probe (struct usb_interface *udev, const struct usb_device_id *prod)
}
/* let userspace know we have a random address */
- if (ether_addr_equal(net->dev_addr, node_id))
+ if (ether_addr_equal(net->dev_addr, node_id)) {
net->addr_assign_type = NET_ADDR_RANDOM;
+ /* next device needs a new one*/
+ eth_random_addr(node_id);
+ }
if ((dev->driver_info->flags & FLAG_WLAN) != 0)
SET_NETDEV_DEVTYPE(net, &wlan_type);
--
2.35.3
