[PATCH][NET] several cleanups and bugfixes for fec.c: don't munge MAC address from platform data

Lothar Waßmann
2011-12-06T13:44:44Z

Hi,

Baruch Siach writes:
> Hi Lothar,
>
> On Tue, Dec 06, 2011 at 11:27:13AM +0100, Lothar Wa?mann wrote:
> > When the MAC address is supplied via platform_data it should be OK as
> > it is and should not be modified in case of a dual FEC setup.
> > Also copying the MAC from platform_data to the single 'macaddr'
> > variable will overwrite the MAC for the first interface in case of a
> > dual FEC setup.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Lothar Wa?mann <LW@KARO-electronics.de>
> > ---
> > drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c | 2 +-
> > 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c
> > index e2b5ce6..11534b9 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c
> > @@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ static void __inline__ fec_get_mac(struct net_device *ndev)
> > iap = (unsigned char *)FEC_FLASHMAC;
> > #else
> > if (pdata)
> > - memcpy(iap, pdata->mac, ETH_ALEN);
> > + iap = (unsigned char *)&pdata->mac;
>
> Since pdata might point to __initdata struct, you must hold a copy of its
> content.
>
No. platform_data must be present during the life time of a driver
using it and thus must never be __initdata!

Lothar Wa?mann
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