* Freescale FEC: fall back to random address
@ 2013-03-31 21:06 Pavel Machek
2013-04-02 8:23 ` Frank Li
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From: Pavel Machek @ 2013-03-31 21:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: kernel list, fabio.estevam, l.stach, Frank.Li, netdev
If there's no valid ethernet address, fall back to randomly generated
one.
(Yes, I need to get newer u-boot for the board, but as the only
available one is from 2009... this might be good idea).
Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@denx.de>
index e3f3937..5a7d1e1 100644
pp--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c
@@ -906,6 +914,16 @@ static void fec_get_mac(struct net_device *ndev)
iap = &tmpaddr[0];
}
+ /*
+ * 5) random mac address
+ */
+ if (!is_valid_ether_addr(iap)) {
+ /* Report it and use a random ethernet address instead */
+ netdev_err(ndev, "Invalid MAC address: %pM\n", iap);
+ random_ether_addr(iap);
+ netdev_info(ndev, "Using random MAC address: %pM\n", iap);
+ }
+
memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, iap, ETH_ALEN);
/* Adjust MAC if using macaddr */
--
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2013-03-31 21:06 Freescale FEC: fall back to random address Pavel Machek
@ 2013-04-02 8:23 ` Frank Li
2013-04-02 11:35 ` Pavel Machek
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From: Frank Li @ 2013-04-02 8:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Pavel Machek; +Cc: kernel list, fabio.estevam, l.stach, Frank.Li, netdev
I think it is okay.
2013/4/1 Pavel Machek <pavel@denx.de>:
> If there's no valid ethernet address, fall back to randomly generated
> one.
>
> (Yes, I need to get newer u-boot for the board, but as the only
> available one is from 2009... this might be good idea).
>
> Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@denx.de>
>
>
> index e3f3937..5a7d1e1 100644
> pp--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c
> @@ -906,6 +914,16 @@ static void fec_get_mac(struct net_device *ndev)
> iap = &tmpaddr[0];
> }
>
> + /*
> + * 5) random mac address
> + */
> + if (!is_valid_ether_addr(iap)) {
> + /* Report it and use a random ethernet address instead */
> + netdev_err(ndev, "Invalid MAC address: %pM\n", iap);
> + random_ether_addr(iap);
> + netdev_info(ndev, "Using random MAC address: %pM\n", iap);
> + }
> +
> memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, iap, ETH_ALEN);
>
> /* Adjust MAC if using macaddr */
>
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2013-04-02 8:23 ` Frank Li
@ 2013-04-02 11:35 ` Pavel Machek
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From: Pavel Machek @ 2013-04-02 11:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Frank Li; +Cc: kernel list, fabio.estevam, l.stach, Frank.Li, netdev, davem
Hi!
> I think it is okay.
Ok, now... is there someone maintianing Freescale FEC? Or, Dave, can
you merge the patch?
Thanks,
Pavel
> 2013/4/1 Pavel Machek <pavel@denx.de>:
> > If there's no valid ethernet address, fall back to randomly generated
> > one.
> >
> > (Yes, I need to get newer u-boot for the board, but as the only
> > available one is from 2009... this might be good idea).
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@denx.de>
> >
> >
> > index e3f3937..5a7d1e1 100644
> > pp--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c
> > @@ -906,6 +914,16 @@ static void fec_get_mac(struct net_device *ndev)
> > iap = &tmpaddr[0];
> > }
> >
> > + /*
> > + * 5) random mac address
> > + */
> > + if (!is_valid_ether_addr(iap)) {
> > + /* Report it and use a random ethernet address instead */
> > + netdev_err(ndev, "Invalid MAC address: %pM\n", iap);
> > + random_ether_addr(iap);
> > + netdev_info(ndev, "Using random MAC address: %pM\n", iap);
> > + }
> > +
> > memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, iap, ETH_ALEN);
> >
> > /* Adjust MAC if using macaddr */
--
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