Re: [PATCH net] net: usb: lan78xx: fix use of improperly initialized dev->chipid in lan78xx_reset
From: David Hunter
Date: Mon Oct 06 2025 - 21:22:17 EST
On 10/1/25 09:14, I Viswanath wrote:
> dev->chipid is used in lan78xx_init_mac_address before it's initialized:
>
> lan78xx_reset() {
> lan78xx_init_mac_address()
> lan78xx_read_eeprom()
> lan78xx_read_raw_eeprom() <- dev->chipid is used here
>
> dev->chipid = ... <- dev->chipid is initialized correctly here
> }
Please describe the testing you performed.