The patch titled
macb: use random mac if stored address in EEPROM is invalid
has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
macb-use-random-mac-if-stored-address-in-eeprom-is-invalid.patch
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Subject: macb: use random mac if stored address in EEPROM is invalid
From: Sven Schnelle <svens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
We should use a random mac address if the EEPROM doesn't contain a valid
one. This makes life on Boards with unprogrammed EEPROM devices easier.
Signed-off-by: Sven Schnelle <svens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Haavard Skinnemoen <hskinnemoen@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jeff Garzik <jeff@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/macb.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff -puN drivers/net/macb.c~macb-use-random-mac-if-stored-address-in-eeprom-is-invalid drivers/net/macb.c
--- a/drivers/net/macb.c~macb-use-random-mac-if-stored-address-in-eeprom-is-invalid
+++ a/drivers/net/macb.c
@@ -80,8 +80,12 @@ static void __init macb_get_hwaddr(struc
addr[4] = top & 0xff;
addr[5] = (top >> 8) & 0xff;
- if (is_valid_ether_addr(addr))
+ if (is_valid_ether_addr(addr)) {
memcpy(bp->dev->dev_addr, addr, sizeof(addr));
+ } else {
+ dev_info(&bp->pdev->dev, "invalid hw address, using random\n");
+ random_ether_addr(bp->dev->dev_addr);
+ }
}
static int macb_mdio_read(struct mii_bus *bus, int mii_id, int regnum)
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from svens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx are
macb-use-random-mac-if-stored-address-in-eeprom-is-invalid.patch
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