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Subject[Patch v4 09/12] 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>

---
V3 -> V4
Curly braces after if check for correct styling

V2 -> V3
No change

V1 -> V2
New patch
---
drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c | 8 +++++---
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c
index 3cee84a..efc8d2e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c
@@ -1131,11 +1131,13 @@ static int xemaclite_of_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
lp->rx_ping_pong = get_bool(ofdev, "xlnx,rx-ping-pong");
mac_address = of_get_mac_address(ofdev->dev.of_node);

- if (mac_address)
+ 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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