Re: [PATCH] Do not register ne2k-pci device until initialized

[Andreas Mohr]

Hi,

> Good spotting, that fixes a clear startup race

I saw this and thought that this must be one of those non-singular bugs
again... ;)

(I checked for dev_addr manipulations _after_ register_netdev)

And, well...:

smsc911x.c looks like it has the same issue (in case of a non-specified
MAC address - invalid EEPROM content).

Dito ucc_geth.c

Dito arm/ixp4xx_eth.c

Dito wireless/netwave_cs.c


Given that several drivers seem to violate this rule: is there a way
to add a check against this problem?

Andreas Mohr
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