[PATCH] net: Set the actual ethaddr in register_preset_mac_address()

[Wadim Egorov]

Hello Sascha,


On 10.06.2015 06:32, Sascha Hauer wrote:
> Hi Wadim,
>
> On Tue, Jun 09, 2015 at 09:04:25AM +0200, Wadim Egorov wrote:
>> Set the ethaddr for the current edev.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Wadim Egorov <w.egorov at phytec.de>
>> ---
>>   net/eth.c | 1 +
>>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/net/eth.c b/net/eth.c
>> index 89bddba..03e0a2e 100644
>> --- a/net/eth.c
>> +++ b/net/eth.c
>> @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ static void register_preset_mac_address(struct eth_device *edev, const char *eth
>>   	ethaddr_to_string(ethaddr, ethaddr_str);
>>   
>>   	if (is_valid_ether_addr(ethaddr)) {
>> +		memcpy(edev->ethaddr, ethaddr, 6);
>>   		dev_info(&edev->dev, "got preset MAC address: %s\n", ethaddr_str);
>>   		dev_set_param(&edev->dev, "ethaddr", ethaddr_str);
>>   	}
> In which case is this necessary? Normally a dev_set_param on "ethaddr"
> should already set edev->ethaddr, there should be no need to copy this
> manually.
>
> Sascha

when booting from ethernet on the AM335x, net_new() (called in net_udp_new)
will check if ethaddr is valid. This check fails, because ethaddr is not
set at this moment and a random MAC will be used.

Wadim
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