bnx2x: Zero VFs starting MACs
Hypervisor/Supervisor should set the VF's MAC prior to its load;
Using a randomly generated MAC as a default is a bad practice.
Signed-off-by: Ariel Elior <ariele@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Yuval Mintz <yuvalmin@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Eilon Greenstein <eilong@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
index 7ed9cdf..80982c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -11406,7 +11406,7 @@
if (rc)
return rc;
} else {
- random_ether_addr(bp->dev->dev_addr);
+ eth_zero_addr(bp->dev->dev_addr);
}
bnx2x_set_modes_bitmap(bp);
@@ -11865,6 +11865,10 @@
{
struct bnx2x *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
+ /* query the bulletin board for mac address configured by the PF */
+ if (IS_VF(bp))
+ bnx2x_sample_bulletin(bp);
+
if (!bnx2x_is_valid_ether_addr(bp, dev->dev_addr)) {
BNX2X_ERR("Non-valid Ethernet address\n");
return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;