Re: [PATCH v1] smsc911x: add second read of EEPROM mac when possible corruption seen
From: kernel test robot
Date: Mon Aug 10 2026 - 04:21:38 EST
Hi Colin,
kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings:
[auto build test WARNING on horms-ipvs/master]
[cannot apply to linus/master v7.2-rc6 next-20260807]
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url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Colin-Foster/smsc911x-add-second-read-of-EEPROM-mac-when-possible-corruption-seen/20260810-123819
base: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/horms/ipvs.git master
patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250828214452.11683-1-colin.foster%40in-advantage.com
patch subject: [PATCH v1] smsc911x: add second read of EEPROM mac when possible corruption seen
config: powerpc-allmodconfig (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260810/202608101549.Sbhie1Im-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
compiler: powerpc64-linux-gcc (GCC) 16.1.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260810/202608101549.Sbhie1Im-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/reproduce)
If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202608101549.Sbhie1Im-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/
All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):
drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c: In function 'smsc911x_read_mac_address':
>> drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c:2179:9: warning: ISO C90 forbids mixed declarations and code [-Wdeclaration-after-statement]
2179 | u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
| ^~
vim +2179 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c
631b7568c7d8f0 drivers/net/smsc911x.c Steve Glendinning 2008-12-25 2160
31f4574774e98a drivers/net/smsc911x.c Steve Glendinning 2009-01-27 2161 /* copies the current mac address from hardware to dev->dev_addr */
8489ec1f970064 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c Bill Pemberton 2012-12-03 2162 static void smsc911x_read_mac_address(struct net_device *dev)
31f4574774e98a drivers/net/smsc911x.c Steve Glendinning 2009-01-27 2163 {
31f4574774e98a drivers/net/smsc911x.c Steve Glendinning 2009-01-27 2164 struct smsc911x_data *pdata = netdev_priv(dev);
8b1e595e2e7800 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c Colin Foster 2025-08-28 2165 u32 mac_high16, mac_low32;
8b1e595e2e7800 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c Colin Foster 2025-08-28 2166
8b1e595e2e7800 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c Colin Foster 2025-08-28 2167 mac_high16 = smsc911x_mac_read(pdata, ADDRH);
8b1e595e2e7800 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c Colin Foster 2025-08-28 2168 mac_low32 = smsc911x_mac_read(pdata, ADDRL);
8b1e595e2e7800 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c Colin Foster 2025-08-28 2169
8b1e595e2e7800 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c Colin Foster 2025-08-28 2170 /*
8b1e595e2e7800 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c Colin Foster 2025-08-28 2171 * The first mac_read always returns 0. Re-read it to get the
8b1e595e2e7800 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c Colin Foster 2025-08-28 2172 * full MAC
8b1e595e2e7800 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c Colin Foster 2025-08-28 2173 */
8b1e595e2e7800 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c Colin Foster 2025-08-28 2174 if (mac_high16 == 0) {
8b1e595e2e7800 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c Colin Foster 2025-08-28 2175 SMSC_TRACE(pdata, probe, "Re-read MAC ADDRH\n");
8b1e595e2e7800 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c Colin Foster 2025-08-28 2176 mac_high16 = smsc911x_mac_read(pdata, ADDRH);
8b1e595e2e7800 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c Colin Foster 2025-08-28 2177 }
8b1e595e2e7800 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c Colin Foster 2025-08-28 2178
f15fef4c0675d4 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c Jakub Kicinski 2021-10-18 @2179 u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
f15fef4c0675d4 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c Jakub Kicinski 2021-10-18 2180
f15fef4c0675d4 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c Jakub Kicinski 2021-10-18 2181 addr[0] = (u8)(mac_low32);
f15fef4c0675d4 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c Jakub Kicinski 2021-10-18 2182 addr[1] = (u8)(mac_low32 >> 8);
f15fef4c0675d4 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c Jakub Kicinski 2021-10-18 2183 addr[2] = (u8)(mac_low32 >> 16);
f15fef4c0675d4 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c Jakub Kicinski 2021-10-18 2184 addr[3] = (u8)(mac_low32 >> 24);
f15fef4c0675d4 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c Jakub Kicinski 2021-10-18 2185 addr[4] = (u8)(mac_high16);
f15fef4c0675d4 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c Jakub Kicinski 2021-10-18 2186 addr[5] = (u8)(mac_high16 >> 8);
f15fef4c0675d4 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c Jakub Kicinski 2021-10-18 2187 eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr);
31f4574774e98a drivers/net/smsc911x.c Steve Glendinning 2009-01-27 2188 }
31f4574774e98a drivers/net/smsc911x.c Steve Glendinning 2009-01-27 2189
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