iwlwifi: remove mac_addr assignment
priv->mac_addr is the address of the operating
interface, not the permanent MAC address. They
are usually the same, but the user can override
the operating address, so we shouldn't set the
variable to the permanent one, it is assigned
when an interface is added.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@intel.com>
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index 42f1d33..5976166 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -4015,9 +4015,8 @@
}
/* MAC Address location in EEPROM same for 3945/4965 */
eeprom = (struct iwl3945_eeprom *)priv->eeprom;
- memcpy(priv->mac_addr, eeprom->mac_address, ETH_ALEN);
- IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "MAC address: %pM\n", priv->mac_addr);
- SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR(priv->hw, priv->mac_addr);
+ IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "MAC address: %pM\n", eeprom->mac_address);
+ SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR(priv->hw, eeprom->mac_address);
/***********************
* 5. Setup HW Constants