In the unlikely case were the firmware is new enough but the actual USB command still fails make sure we set a random address and return. Signed-off-by: Stefan Schmidt <stefan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/ieee802154/atusb.c | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/atusb.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/atusb.c index fa3e8c3..67790f8 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/atusb.c +++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/atusb.c @@ -737,8 +737,11 @@ static int atusb_set_extended_addr(struct atusb *atusb) ret = atusb_control_msg(atusb, usb_rcvctrlpipe(usb_dev, 0), ATUSB_EUI64_READ, ATUSB_REQ_FROM_DEV, 0, 0, buffer, IEEE802154_EXTENDED_ADDR_LEN, 1000); - if (ret < 0) - dev_err(&usb_dev->dev, "failed to fetch extended address\n"); + if (ret < 0) { + dev_err(&usb_dev->dev, "failed to fetch extended address, random address set\n"); + ieee802154_random_extended_addr(&atusb->hw->phy->perm_extended_addr); + return ret; + } memcpy(&extended_addr, buffer, IEEE802154_EXTENDED_ADDR_LEN); /* Check if read address is not empty and the unicast bit is set correctly */ -- 2.5.5 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wpan" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html