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[v2] fsl/fman: Use random MAC address when none is given

Message ID 20200305123414.5010-1-s.hauer@pengutronix.de
State Changes Requested
Delegated to: David Miller
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Series [v2] fsl/fman: Use random MAC address when none is given | expand

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Sascha Hauer March 5, 2020, 12:34 p.m. UTC
There's no need to fail probing when no MAC address is given in the
device tree, just use a random MAC address.

Signed-off-by: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
---

Changes since v1:
- Remove printing of permanent MAC address

 drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c   | 11 +++++++++--
 drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c |  4 ----
 drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c        | 10 ++--------
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

Comments

Madalin Bucur March 5, 2020, 1:38 p.m. UTC | #1
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
> Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2020 2:34 PM
> To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: Madalin Bucur <madalin.bucur@nxp.com>; Sascha Hauer
> <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
> Subject: [PATCH v2] fsl/fman: Use random MAC address when none is given
> 
> There's no need to fail probing when no MAC address is given in the
> device tree, just use a random MAC address.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
> ---
> 
> Changes since v1:
> - Remove printing of permanent MAC address
> 
>  drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c   | 11 +++++++++--
>  drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c |  4 ----
>  drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c        | 10 ++--------
>  3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
> index fd93d542f497..fc117eab788d 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
> @@ -233,8 +233,15 @@ static int dpaa_netdev_init(struct net_device
> *net_dev,
>  	net_dev->features |= net_dev->hw_features;
>  	net_dev->vlan_features = net_dev->features;
> 
> -	memcpy(net_dev->perm_addr, mac_addr, net_dev->addr_len);
> -	memcpy(net_dev->dev_addr, mac_addr, net_dev->addr_len);
> +	if (is_valid_ether_addr(mac_addr)) {
> +		dev_info(dev, "FMan MAC address: %pM\n", mac_addr);
> +		memcpy(net_dev->perm_addr, mac_addr, net_dev->addr_len);
> +		memcpy(net_dev->dev_addr, mac_addr, net_dev->addr_len);
> +	} else {
> +		eth_hw_addr_random(net_dev);
> +		dev_info(dev, "Using random MAC address: %pM\n",
> +			 net_dev->dev_addr);
> +	}

To make the HW MAC aware of the new random address you set in the dpaa_eth,
you also need to call mac_dev->change_addr() after eth_hw_addr_random(), like
it's done in dpaa_set_mac_address():

        err = mac_dev->change_addr(mac_dev->fman_mac,
                                   (enet_addr_t *)net_dev->dev_addr);

This will write the new MAC address in the MAC HW registers.

> 
>  	net_dev->ethtool_ops = &dpaa_ethtool_ops;
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c
> index e1901874c19f..9e2372688405 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c
> @@ -596,10 +596,6 @@ static void setup_sgmii_internal_phy_base_x(struct
> fman_mac *memac)
> 
>  static int check_init_parameters(struct fman_mac *memac)
>  {
> -	if (memac->addr == 0) {
> -		pr_err("Ethernet MAC must have a valid MAC address\n");
> -		return -EINVAL;
> -	}
>  	if (!memac->exception_cb) {
>  		pr_err("Uninitialized exception handler\n");
>  		return -EINVAL;
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c
> index 55f2122c3217..9de76bc4ebde 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c
> @@ -724,12 +724,8 @@ static int mac_probe(struct platform_device
> *_of_dev)
> 
>  	/* Get the MAC address */
>  	mac_addr = of_get_mac_address(mac_node);
> -	if (IS_ERR(mac_addr)) {
> -		dev_err(dev, "of_get_mac_address(%pOF) failed\n", mac_node);
> -		err = -EINVAL;
> -		goto _return_of_get_parent;
> -	}
> -	ether_addr_copy(mac_dev->addr, mac_addr);
> +	if (!IS_ERR(mac_addr))
> +		ether_addr_copy(mac_dev->addr, mac_addr);
> 
>  	/* Get the port handles */
>  	nph = of_count_phandle_with_args(mac_node, "fsl,fman-ports", NULL);
> @@ -855,8 +851,6 @@ static int mac_probe(struct platform_device *_of_dev)
>  	if (err < 0)
>  		dev_err(dev, "fman_set_mac_active_pause() = %d\n", err);
> 
> -	dev_info(dev, "FMan MAC address: %pM\n", mac_dev->addr);
> -
>  	priv->eth_dev = dpaa_eth_add_device(fman_id, mac_dev);
>  	if (IS_ERR(priv->eth_dev)) {
>  		dev_err(dev, "failed to add Ethernet platform device for MAC
> %d\n",
> --
> 2.25.1
Sascha Hauer March 5, 2020, 2:48 p.m. UTC | #2
On Thu, Mar 05, 2020 at 01:38:01PM +0000, Madalin Bucur wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2020 2:34 PM
> > To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
> > Cc: Madalin Bucur <madalin.bucur@nxp.com>; Sascha Hauer
> > <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
> > Subject: [PATCH v2] fsl/fman: Use random MAC address when none is given
> > 
> > There's no need to fail probing when no MAC address is given in the
> > device tree, just use a random MAC address.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
> > ---
> > 
> > Changes since v1:
> > - Remove printing of permanent MAC address
> > 
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c   | 11 +++++++++--
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c |  4 ----
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c        | 10 ++--------
> >  3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
> > b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
> > index fd93d542f497..fc117eab788d 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
> > @@ -233,8 +233,15 @@ static int dpaa_netdev_init(struct net_device
> > *net_dev,
> >  	net_dev->features |= net_dev->hw_features;
> >  	net_dev->vlan_features = net_dev->features;
> > 
> > -	memcpy(net_dev->perm_addr, mac_addr, net_dev->addr_len);
> > -	memcpy(net_dev->dev_addr, mac_addr, net_dev->addr_len);
> > +	if (is_valid_ether_addr(mac_addr)) {
> > +		dev_info(dev, "FMan MAC address: %pM\n", mac_addr);
> > +		memcpy(net_dev->perm_addr, mac_addr, net_dev->addr_len);
> > +		memcpy(net_dev->dev_addr, mac_addr, net_dev->addr_len);
> > +	} else {
> > +		eth_hw_addr_random(net_dev);
> > +		dev_info(dev, "Using random MAC address: %pM\n",
> > +			 net_dev->dev_addr);
> > +	}
> 
> To make the HW MAC aware of the new random address you set in the dpaa_eth,
> you also need to call mac_dev->change_addr() after eth_hw_addr_random(), like
> it's done in dpaa_set_mac_address():
> 
>         err = mac_dev->change_addr(mac_dev->fman_mac,
>                                    (enet_addr_t *)net_dev->dev_addr);
> 
> This will write the new MAC address in the MAC HW registers.

Ok, I see.

So when I call mac_dev->change_addr() here in dpaa_netdev_init() it
means I can remove all the code setting the MAC address in hardware
before this point, right?

Sascha
Madalin Bucur March 5, 2020, 3:03 p.m. UTC | #3
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
> Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2020 4:48 PM
> To: Madalin Bucur <madalin.bucur@nxp.com>
> Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] fsl/fman: Use random MAC address when none is
> given
> 
> On Thu, Mar 05, 2020 at 01:38:01PM +0000, Madalin Bucur wrote:
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2020 2:34 PM
> > > To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
> > > Cc: Madalin Bucur <madalin.bucur@nxp.com>; Sascha Hauer
> > > <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
> > > Subject: [PATCH v2] fsl/fman: Use random MAC address when none is
> given
> > >
> > > There's no need to fail probing when no MAC address is given in the
> > > device tree, just use a random MAC address.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
> > > ---
> > >
> > > Changes since v1:
> > > - Remove printing of permanent MAC address
> > >
> > >  drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c   | 11 +++++++++--
> > >  drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c |  4 ----
> > >  drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c        | 10 ++--------
> > >  3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
> > > b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
> > > index fd93d542f497..fc117eab788d 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
> > > @@ -233,8 +233,15 @@ static int dpaa_netdev_init(struct net_device
> > > *net_dev,
> > >  	net_dev->features |= net_dev->hw_features;
> > >  	net_dev->vlan_features = net_dev->features;
> > >
> > > -	memcpy(net_dev->perm_addr, mac_addr, net_dev->addr_len);
> > > -	memcpy(net_dev->dev_addr, mac_addr, net_dev->addr_len);
> > > +	if (is_valid_ether_addr(mac_addr)) {
> > > +		dev_info(dev, "FMan MAC address: %pM\n", mac_addr);
> > > +		memcpy(net_dev->perm_addr, mac_addr, net_dev->addr_len);
> > > +		memcpy(net_dev->dev_addr, mac_addr, net_dev->addr_len);
> > > +	} else {
> > > +		eth_hw_addr_random(net_dev);
> > > +		dev_info(dev, "Using random MAC address: %pM\n",
> > > +			 net_dev->dev_addr);
> > > +	}
> >
> > To make the HW MAC aware of the new random address you set in the
> dpaa_eth,
> > you also need to call mac_dev->change_addr() after
> eth_hw_addr_random(), like
> > it's done in dpaa_set_mac_address():
> >
> >         err = mac_dev->change_addr(mac_dev->fman_mac,
> >                                    (enet_addr_t *)net_dev->dev_addr);
> >
> > This will write the new MAC address in the MAC HW registers.
> 
> Ok, I see.
> 
> So when I call mac_dev->change_addr() here in dpaa_netdev_init() it
> means I can remove all the code setting the MAC address in hardware
> before this point, right?

It's not an issue if you just write it here for the random address and leave
the previous functionality in place. Do you have a board to validate your
changes?

> Sascha
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Sascha Hauer March 5, 2020, 3:35 p.m. UTC | #4
On Thu, Mar 05, 2020 at 03:03:48PM +0000, Madalin Bucur wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2020 4:48 PM
> > To: Madalin Bucur <madalin.bucur@nxp.com>
> > Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] fsl/fman: Use random MAC address when none is
> > given
> > 
> > On Thu, Mar 05, 2020 at 01:38:01PM +0000, Madalin Bucur wrote:
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2020 2:34 PM
> > > > To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
> > > > Cc: Madalin Bucur <madalin.bucur@nxp.com>; Sascha Hauer
> > > > <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
> > > > Subject: [PATCH v2] fsl/fman: Use random MAC address when none is
> > given
> > > >
> > > > There's no need to fail probing when no MAC address is given in the
> > > > device tree, just use a random MAC address.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
> > > > ---
> > > >
> > > > Changes since v1:
> > > > - Remove printing of permanent MAC address
> > > >
> > > >  drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c   | 11 +++++++++--
> > > >  drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c |  4 ----
> > > >  drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c        | 10 ++--------
> > > >  3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
> > > > b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
> > > > index fd93d542f497..fc117eab788d 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
> > > > @@ -233,8 +233,15 @@ static int dpaa_netdev_init(struct net_device
> > > > *net_dev,
> > > >  	net_dev->features |= net_dev->hw_features;
> > > >  	net_dev->vlan_features = net_dev->features;
> > > >
> > > > -	memcpy(net_dev->perm_addr, mac_addr, net_dev->addr_len);
> > > > -	memcpy(net_dev->dev_addr, mac_addr, net_dev->addr_len);
> > > > +	if (is_valid_ether_addr(mac_addr)) {
> > > > +		dev_info(dev, "FMan MAC address: %pM\n", mac_addr);
> > > > +		memcpy(net_dev->perm_addr, mac_addr, net_dev->addr_len);
> > > > +		memcpy(net_dev->dev_addr, mac_addr, net_dev->addr_len);
> > > > +	} else {
> > > > +		eth_hw_addr_random(net_dev);
> > > > +		dev_info(dev, "Using random MAC address: %pM\n",
> > > > +			 net_dev->dev_addr);
> > > > +	}
> > >
> > > To make the HW MAC aware of the new random address you set in the
> > dpaa_eth,
> > > you also need to call mac_dev->change_addr() after
> > eth_hw_addr_random(), like
> > > it's done in dpaa_set_mac_address():
> > >
> > >         err = mac_dev->change_addr(mac_dev->fman_mac,
> > >                                    (enet_addr_t *)net_dev->dev_addr);
> > >
> > > This will write the new MAC address in the MAC HW registers.
> > 
> > Ok, I see.
> > 
> > So when I call mac_dev->change_addr() here in dpaa_netdev_init() it
> > means I can remove all the code setting the MAC address in hardware
> > before this point, right?
> 
> It's not an issue if you just write it here for the random address and leave
> the previous functionality in place.

No, it's not. It's only that the code becomes rather useless once we
overwrite the MAC address here anyway.

> Do you have a board to validate your changes?

I have a LS1046a based board, yes.

Sascha
Madalin Bucur (OSS) March 5, 2020, 5:01 p.m. UTC | #5
> -----Original Message-----
> From: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org <netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org> On
> Behalf Of Sascha Hauer
> Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2020 5:36 PM
> To: Madalin Bucur <madalin.bucur@nxp.com>
> Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] fsl/fman: Use random MAC address when none is
> given
> 
> On Thu, Mar 05, 2020 at 03:03:48PM +0000, Madalin Bucur wrote:
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2020 4:48 PM
> > > To: Madalin Bucur <madalin.bucur@nxp.com>
> > > Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] fsl/fman: Use random MAC address when none is
> > > given
> > >
> > > On Thu, Mar 05, 2020 at 01:38:01PM +0000, Madalin Bucur wrote:
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2020 2:34 PM
> > > > > To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
> > > > > Cc: Madalin Bucur <madalin.bucur@nxp.com>; Sascha Hauer
> > > > > <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
> > > > > Subject: [PATCH v2] fsl/fman: Use random MAC address when none is
> > > given
> > > > >
> > > > > There's no need to fail probing when no MAC address is given in
> the
> > > > > device tree, just use a random MAC address.
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >
> > > > > Changes since v1:
> > > > > - Remove printing of permanent MAC address
> > > > >
> > > > >  drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c   | 11 +++++++++-
> -
> > > > >  drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c |  4 ----
> > > > >  drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c        | 10 ++--------
> > > > >  3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
> > > > > b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
> > > > > index fd93d542f497..fc117eab788d 100644
> > > > > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
> > > > > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
> > > > > @@ -233,8 +233,15 @@ static int dpaa_netdev_init(struct
> net_device
> > > > > *net_dev,
> > > > >  	net_dev->features |= net_dev->hw_features;
> > > > >  	net_dev->vlan_features = net_dev->features;
> > > > >
> > > > > -	memcpy(net_dev->perm_addr, mac_addr, net_dev->addr_len);
> > > > > -	memcpy(net_dev->dev_addr, mac_addr, net_dev->addr_len);
> > > > > +	if (is_valid_ether_addr(mac_addr)) {
> > > > > +		dev_info(dev, "FMan MAC address: %pM\n", mac_addr);
> > > > > +		memcpy(net_dev->perm_addr, mac_addr, net_dev-
> >addr_len);
> > > > > +		memcpy(net_dev->dev_addr, mac_addr, net_dev->addr_len);
> > > > > +	} else {
> > > > > +		eth_hw_addr_random(net_dev);
> > > > > +		dev_info(dev, "Using random MAC address: %pM\n",
> > > > > +			 net_dev->dev_addr);
> > > > > +	}
> > > >
> > > > To make the HW MAC aware of the new random address you set in the
> > > dpaa_eth,
> > > > you also need to call mac_dev->change_addr() after
> > > eth_hw_addr_random(), like
> > > > it's done in dpaa_set_mac_address():
> > > >
> > > >         err = mac_dev->change_addr(mac_dev->fman_mac,
> > > >                                    (enet_addr_t *)net_dev-
> >dev_addr);
> > > >
> > > > This will write the new MAC address in the MAC HW registers.
> > >
> > > Ok, I see.
> > >
> > > So when I call mac_dev->change_addr() here in dpaa_netdev_init() it
> > > means I can remove all the code setting the MAC address in hardware
> > > before this point, right?
> >
> > It's not an issue if you just write it here for the random address and
> leave
> > the previous functionality in place.
> 
> No, it's not. It's only that the code becomes rather useless once we
> overwrite the MAC address here anyway.
> 
> > Do you have a board to validate your changes?
> 
> I have a LS1046a based board, yes.
> 
> Sascha

I'll send a v3 addressing all MAC types.
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Patch

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
index fd93d542f497..fc117eab788d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
@@ -233,8 +233,15 @@  static int dpaa_netdev_init(struct net_device *net_dev,
 	net_dev->features |= net_dev->hw_features;
 	net_dev->vlan_features = net_dev->features;
 
-	memcpy(net_dev->perm_addr, mac_addr, net_dev->addr_len);
-	memcpy(net_dev->dev_addr, mac_addr, net_dev->addr_len);
+	if (is_valid_ether_addr(mac_addr)) {
+		dev_info(dev, "FMan MAC address: %pM\n", mac_addr);
+		memcpy(net_dev->perm_addr, mac_addr, net_dev->addr_len);
+		memcpy(net_dev->dev_addr, mac_addr, net_dev->addr_len);
+	} else {
+		eth_hw_addr_random(net_dev);
+		dev_info(dev, "Using random MAC address: %pM\n",
+			 net_dev->dev_addr);
+	}
 
 	net_dev->ethtool_ops = &dpaa_ethtool_ops;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c
index e1901874c19f..9e2372688405 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c
@@ -596,10 +596,6 @@  static void setup_sgmii_internal_phy_base_x(struct fman_mac *memac)
 
 static int check_init_parameters(struct fman_mac *memac)
 {
-	if (memac->addr == 0) {
-		pr_err("Ethernet MAC must have a valid MAC address\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 	if (!memac->exception_cb) {
 		pr_err("Uninitialized exception handler\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c
index 55f2122c3217..9de76bc4ebde 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c
@@ -724,12 +724,8 @@  static int mac_probe(struct platform_device *_of_dev)
 
 	/* Get the MAC address */
 	mac_addr = of_get_mac_address(mac_node);
-	if (IS_ERR(mac_addr)) {
-		dev_err(dev, "of_get_mac_address(%pOF) failed\n", mac_node);
-		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto _return_of_get_parent;
-	}
-	ether_addr_copy(mac_dev->addr, mac_addr);
+	if (!IS_ERR(mac_addr))
+		ether_addr_copy(mac_dev->addr, mac_addr);
 
 	/* Get the port handles */
 	nph = of_count_phandle_with_args(mac_node, "fsl,fman-ports", NULL);
@@ -855,8 +851,6 @@  static int mac_probe(struct platform_device *_of_dev)
 	if (err < 0)
 		dev_err(dev, "fman_set_mac_active_pause() = %d\n", err);
 
-	dev_info(dev, "FMan MAC address: %pM\n", mac_dev->addr);
-
 	priv->eth_dev = dpaa_eth_add_device(fman_id, mac_dev);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->eth_dev)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to add Ethernet platform device for MAC %d\n",