From: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx> The libertas_tf special code for zero addresses is a bit too complex, it compares against a stack value instead of using is_zero_ether_addr() and tries to update all interfaces even if just the one that's being brought up needs to be changed. Additionally, the repeated check for a valid MAC address need only be done if we actually changed it on the fly. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx> --- net/mac80211/iface.c | 38 +++++++++++++------------------------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-) --- wireless-testing.orig/net/mac80211/iface.c 2010-08-26 16:00:30.000000000 +0200 +++ wireless-testing/net/mac80211/iface.c 2010-08-26 16:00:31.000000000 +0200 @@ -103,10 +103,9 @@ static int ieee80211_open(struct net_dev u32 changed = 0; int res; u32 hw_reconf_flags = 0; - u8 null_addr[ETH_ALEN] = {0}; /* fail early if user set an invalid address */ - if (compare_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr, null_addr) && + if (!is_zero_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr) && !is_valid_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr)) return -EADDRNOTAVAIL; @@ -195,33 +194,22 @@ static int ieee80211_open(struct net_dev } /* - * Check all interfaces and copy the hopefully now-present - * MAC address to those that have the special null one. + * Copy the hopefully now-present MAC address to + * this interface, if it has the special null one. */ - list_for_each_entry(nsdata, &local->interfaces, list) { - struct net_device *ndev = nsdata->dev; - - /* - * No need to check running since we do not allow - * it to start up with this invalid address. - */ - if (compare_ether_addr(null_addr, ndev->dev_addr) == 0) { - memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, - local->hw.wiphy->perm_addr, - ETH_ALEN); - memcpy(ndev->perm_addr, ndev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN); + if (is_zero_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr)) { + memcpy(dev->dev_addr, + local->hw.wiphy->perm_addr, + ETH_ALEN); + memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN); + + if (!is_valid_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr)) { + if (!local->open_count) + drv_stop(local); + return -EADDRNOTAVAIL; } } - /* - * Validate the MAC address for this device. - */ - if (!is_valid_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr)) { - if (!local->open_count) - drv_stop(local); - return -EADDRNOTAVAIL; - } - switch (sdata->vif.type) { case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN: /* no need to tell driver */ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html