netdev - [PATCH] via-rhine: do not abort due to invalid MAC address

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Date:	Wed, 2 Mar 2011 17:32:33 +0100
From:	Roger Luethi <rl@...lgate.ch>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"Alex G." <mr.nuke.me@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] via-rhine: do not abort due to invalid MAC address

From: "Alex G." <mr.nuke.me@...il.com>

via-rhine drops out of the init code if the hardware provides an invalid
MAC address. I have several reports of Rhine NICs doing just that. The
hardware still works, though; continuing the init process gives the user a
chance to fix the MAC address using "ifconfig ethX hw ether" which appears
to result in a perfectly useable network adapter.

Most recent report and patch provided by Alex G.

Signed-off-by: "Alex G." <mr.nuke.me@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Roger Luethi <rl@...lgate.ch>

diff --git a/linux-2.6.35.11/drivers/net/via-rhine.c b/via-rhine.c
index 4930f9d..a1189f4 100644
--- a/linux-2.6.35.11/drivers/net/via-rhine.c
+++ b/via-rhine.c
@@ -766,8 +766,12 @@ static int __devinit rhine_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(dev->perm_addr)) {
 		rc = -EIO;
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Invalid MAC address\n");
-		goto err_out_unmap;
+		printk(KERN_ERR "via-rhine: invalid MAC address: %pM. "
+				"Use ifconfig to configure valid address.\n",
+				dev->dev_addr);
+		/* The device may still be used normally if a valid MAC is configured
+		 * We do not consider this a fatal error, and continue initialization
+		 */
 	}
 
 	/* For Rhine-I/II, phy_id is loaded from EEPROM */
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