If a driver registers an address mask we should ensure that no interface gets an address assigned that isn't covered by the registered address mask. Signed-off-by: Helmut Schaa <helmut.schaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- As far as I could see addr_mask is not used by any driver yetbut we're going to use it in rt2x00 in a follow-up patch. Helmut net/mac80211/iface.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c index bc3e3e1..1f84dd1 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/iface.c +++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c @@ -191,12 +191,35 @@ static int ieee80211_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu) static int ieee80211_change_mac(struct net_device *dev, void *addr) { struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev); + struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local; struct sockaddr *sa = addr; int ret; + u64 perm, new, mask; + u8 *m; if (ieee80211_sdata_running(sdata)) return -EBUSY; + if (!is_zero_ether_addr(local->hw.wiphy->addr_mask)) { + m = local->hw.wiphy->perm_addr; + perm = ((u64)m[0] << 5*8) | ((u64)m[1] << 4*8) | + ((u64)m[2] << 3*8) | ((u64)m[3] << 2*8) | + ((u64)m[4] << 1*8) | ((u64)m[5] << 0*8); + + m = local->hw.wiphy->addr_mask; + mask = ((u64)m[0] << 5*8) | ((u64)m[1] << 4*8) | + ((u64)m[2] << 3*8) | ((u64)m[3] << 2*8) | + ((u64)m[4] << 1*8) | ((u64)m[5] << 0*8); + + m = sa->sa_data; + new = ((u64)m[0] << 5*8) | ((u64)m[1] << 4*8) | + ((u64)m[2] << 3*8) | ((u64)m[3] << 2*8) | + ((u64)m[4] << 1*8) | ((u64)m[5] << 0*8); + + if ((new & ~mask) != (perm & ~mask)) + return -EINVAL; + } + ret = eth_mac_addr(dev, sa); if (ret == 0) -- 1.7.7 -- 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