bgmac: validate (and random if needed) MAC addr
This adds check for a valid Ethernet MAC address and in case it is not,
it will generate a valid random one, such that the adapter is still
usable.
Signed-off-by: Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c
index 23c8d4a..380084b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c
@@ -1318,6 +1318,12 @@
return -ENOTSUPP;
}
+ if (!is_valid_ether_addr(mac)) {
+ dev_err(&core->dev, "Invalid MAC addr: %pM\n", mac);
+ eth_random_addr(mac);
+ dev_warn(&core->dev, "Using random MAC: %pM\n", mac);
+ }
+
/* Allocation and references */
net_dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(*bgmac));
if (!net_dev)