Re: [PATCH 03/11] cirrus/mac89x0: print MAC via printk format specifier

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
Date: Tue Feb 28 2012 - 16:00:49 EST


Hi David,

2012/2/28 David Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:45:30 +0100
>
>> drivers/net/ethernet/cirrus/mac89x0.c: In function âset_mac_addressâ:
>> drivers/net/ethernet/cirrus/mac89x0.c:597: warning: dereferencing
>> âvoid *â pointer
>> drivers/net/ethernet/cirrus/mac89x0.c:597: error: request for member
>> âsa_dataâ in something not a structure or union
>> drivers/net/ethernet/cirrus/mac89x0.c:600: warning: dereferencing
>> âvoid *â pointer
>> drivers/net/ethernet/cirrus/mac89x0.c:600: error: request for member
>> âsa_dataâ in something not a structure or union
>> drivers/net/ethernet/cirrus/mac89x0.c:595: warning: unused variable âsaddrâ
>
> Thanks, I've fixed this as follows and pushed to net-next:
>
> --------------------
> mac89x0: Fix build error.
>
> Need to use the new 'saddr' variable not the void 'addr' in
> set_mac_address().
>
> Reported-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks, that fixed the build.

What about the is_valid_ether_addr() check?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

            Geert

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