Re: PROBLEM: No static MAC address for usb gadget ethernet via kernel parameter any more.

[Marian Postevca <posteuca@mutex.one>]

Maximilian Senftleben <kernel@mail.msdigital.de> writes:

Could you test if this patch fixes the issue for you?
Should apply without problems on kernel 5.17.
---
 drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c | 12 ++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
index 6f5d45ef2e39a..b5bf51cdc3c8f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
@@ -775,9 +775,14 @@ struct eth_dev *gether_setup_name(struct usb_gadget *g,
 	dev->qmult = qmult;
 	snprintf(net->name, sizeof(net->name), "%s%%d", netname);
 
-	if (get_ether_addr(dev_addr, addr))
+	if (get_ether_addr(dev_addr, addr)) {
+		net->addr_assign_type = NET_ADDR_RANDOM;
 		dev_warn(&g->dev,
 			"using random %s ethernet address\n", "self");
+	}
+	else {
+		net->addr_assign_type = NET_ADDR_SET;
+	}
 	eth_hw_addr_set(net, addr);
 	if (get_ether_addr(host_addr, dev->host_mac))
 		dev_warn(&g->dev,
@@ -835,6 +840,9 @@ struct net_device *gether_setup_name_default(const char *netname)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->tx_reqs);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->rx_reqs);
 
+	/* by default we always have a random MAC address */
+	net->addr_assign_type = NET_ADDR_RANDOM;
+
 	skb_queue_head_init(&dev->rx_frames);
 
 	/* network device setup */
@@ -871,7 +879,6 @@ int gether_register_netdev(struct net_device *net)
 	dev = netdev_priv(net);
 	g = dev->gadget;
 
-	net->addr_assign_type = NET_ADDR_RANDOM;
 	eth_hw_addr_set(net, dev->dev_mac);
 
 	status = register_netdev(net);
@@ -912,6 +919,7 @@ int gether_set_dev_addr(struct net_device *net, const char *dev_addr)
 	if (get_ether_addr(dev_addr, new_addr))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	memcpy(dev->dev_mac, new_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	net->addr_assign_type = NET_ADDR_SET;
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gether_set_dev_addr);
-- 
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