[PATCH] r8169: Randomise invalid MAC addresses

From: Torne (Richard Coles)
Date: Mon Jan 23 2012 - 13:32:28 EST


From: "Torne (Richard Coles)" <torne@xxxxxxxxxx>

If the default MAC address stored in the card is invalid, replace it
with a random address and complain about it.

Signed-off-by: Torne (Richard Coles) <torne@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c | 8 ++++++++
1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index 7a0c800..ec5ebbb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -4103,6 +4103,14 @@ rtl8169_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
/* Get MAC address */
for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++)
dev->dev_addr[i] = RTL_R8(MAC0 + i);
+
+ if (!is_valid_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr)) {
+ /* Report it and use a random ethernet address instead */
+ netdev_err(dev, "Invalid MAC address: %pM\n", dev->dev_addr);
+ random_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr);
+ netdev_info(dev, "Using random MAC address: %pM\n",
+ dev->dev_addr);
+ }
memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);

SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(dev, &rtl8169_ethtool_ops);
--
1.7.7.3

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