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Subject[PATCH V2 07/10] net: ethernet: xilinx: Generate random mac if none found
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At the moment, if the emaclite device doesn't find a mac address
from any source, it simply uses 0x0 with a warning printed.

Instead of using a 0x0 mac address, use a randomly generated one.

Signed-off-by: Zubair Lutfullah Kakakhel <Zubair.Kakakhel@imgtec.com>

---
V1 -> V2
New patch
---
drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c
index 3cee84a..22e5a5a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c
@@ -1134,8 +1134,10 @@ static int xemaclite_of_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
if (mac_address)
/* Set the MAC address. */
memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, mac_address, ETH_ALEN);
- else
- dev_warn(dev, "No MAC address found\n");
+ else {
+ dev_warn(dev, "No MAC address found. Generating Random one\n");
+ eth_hw_addr_random(ndev);
+ }

/* Clear the Tx CSR's in case this is a restart */
__raw_writel(0, lp->base_addr + XEL_TSR_OFFSET);
--
1.9.1
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