Re: [PATCH v2 09/10] atheros eth: set addr_assign_type ifrandom_ether_addr() used

From: David Miller
Date: Fri Feb 17 2012 - 16:03:02 EST


From: Danny Kukawka <danny.kukawka@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:43:30 +0100

> Set addr_assign_type correctly to NET_ADDR_RANDOM in case
> a random MAC address was generated and assigned to the netdevice.
>
> Fix error handling in atl1c_probe(). If atl1c_read_mac_addr()
> couldn't get the hw mac address, and a random mac address get
> set return the error code. Don't go to err_eeprom in
> atl1c_probe(), use the generated MAC address in this case.
>
> Reset the state to NET_ADDR_PERM as soon as the MAC get
> changed via .ndo_set_mac_address.
>
> v2: use bitops
>
> Signed-off-by: Danny Kukawka <danny.kukawka@xxxxxxxxx>

Applied.
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