On Wed, 29 Jun 2022 16:21:49 +0200 Oliver Neukum wrote:
> 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);
Why is that node_id thing even there, can we just delete it?
Leave the address as all-zero and check if driver filled it in with:
if (!is_valid_ether_addr(net->dev_addr))
eth_hw_addr_random(net->dev_addr);
