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bnxt_en: use eth_hw_addr_random()

Message ID 20170221142728.604-1-tklauser@distanz.ch
State Accepted, archived
Delegated to: David Miller
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Commit Message

Tobias Klauser Feb. 21, 2017, 2:27 p.m. UTC
Use eth_hw_addr_random() to set a random MAC address in order to make
sure bp->dev->addr_assign_type will be properly set to NET_ADDR_RANDOM.

Signed-off-by: Tobias Klauser <tklauser@distanz.ch>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Comments

David Miller Feb. 21, 2017, 6:34 p.m. UTC | #1
From: Tobias Klauser <tklauser@distanz.ch>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 15:27:28 +0100

> Use eth_hw_addr_random() to set a random MAC address in order to make
> sure bp->dev->addr_assign_type will be properly set to NET_ADDR_RANDOM.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tobias Klauser <tklauser@distanz.ch>

Applied.
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diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 6dacdf1e4d26..235733e91c79 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -4552,7 +4552,7 @@  static int bnxt_hwrm_func_qcaps(struct bnxt *bp)
 			/* overwrite netdev dev_adr with admin VF MAC */
 			memcpy(bp->dev->dev_addr, vf->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 		} else {
-			random_ether_addr(bp->dev->dev_addr);
+			eth_hw_addr_random(bp->dev);
 			rc = bnxt_approve_mac(bp, bp->dev->dev_addr);
 		}
 		return rc;