Linux network drivers normally disallow changing the MAC address when the interface is up. This driver has been different in that it allows to change the MAC address *only* when it's up. This patch brings wilc1000 behavior more in line with other network drivers. We could have replaced wilc_set_mac_addr() with eth_mac_addr() but that would break existing documentation on how to change the MAC address. Likewise, return -EADDRNOTAVAIL (not -EINVAL) when the specified MAC address is invalid or unavailable. Signed-off-by: David Mosberger-Tang <davidm@xxxxxxxxxx> --- .../net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c | 25 ++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c index 1b205e7d97a8..37f40039e4ca 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c @@ -575,7 +575,6 @@ static int wilc_mac_open(struct net_device *ndev) { struct wilc_vif *vif = netdev_priv(ndev); struct wilc *wl = vif->wilc; - unsigned char mac_add[ETH_ALEN] = {0}; int ret = 0; struct mgmt_frame_regs mgmt_regs = {}; @@ -598,9 +597,12 @@ static int wilc_mac_open(struct net_device *ndev) wilc_set_operation_mode(vif, wilc_get_vif_idx(vif), vif->iftype, vif->idx); - wilc_get_mac_address(vif, mac_add); - netdev_dbg(ndev, "Mac address: %pM\n", mac_add); - ether_addr_copy(ndev->dev_addr, mac_add); + + if (is_valid_ether_addr(ndev->dev_addr)) + wilc_set_mac_address(vif, ndev->dev_addr); + else + wilc_get_mac_address(vif, ndev->dev_addr); + netdev_dbg(ndev, "Mac address: %pM\n", ndev->dev_addr); if (!is_valid_ether_addr(ndev->dev_addr)) { netdev_err(ndev, "Wrong MAC address\n"); @@ -639,7 +641,14 @@ static int wilc_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *p) int srcu_idx; if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data)) - return -EINVAL; + return -EADDRNOTAVAIL; + + if (!vif->mac_opened) { + eth_commit_mac_addr_change(dev, p); + return 0; + } + + /* Verify MAC Address is not already in use: */ srcu_idx = srcu_read_lock(&wilc->srcu); list_for_each_entry_rcu(tmp_vif, &wilc->vif_list, list) { @@ -647,7 +656,7 @@ static int wilc_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *p) if (ether_addr_equal(addr->sa_data, mac_addr)) { if (vif != tmp_vif) { srcu_read_unlock(&wilc->srcu, srcu_idx); - return -EINVAL; + return -EADDRNOTAVAIL; } srcu_read_unlock(&wilc->srcu, srcu_idx); return 0; @@ -659,9 +668,7 @@ static int wilc_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *p) if (result) return result; - ether_addr_copy(vif->bssid, addr->sa_data); - ether_addr_copy(vif->ndev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data); - + eth_commit_mac_addr_change(dev, p); return result; } -- 2.25.1