netdev - Re: [PATCH 09/50] Cadence MACB: use dev_hw_addr_random() instead of random_ether

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Date:	Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:24:47 +0100
From:	Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>
To:	Danny Kukawka <danny.kukawka@...ect.de>
CC:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Danny Kukawka <dkukawka@...e.de>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@...osoft.com>,
	Jamie Iles <jamie@...ieiles.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/50] Cadence MACB: use dev_hw_addr_random() instead
 of random_ether_addr()

On 02/08/2012 10:10 PM, Danny Kukawka :
> Use dev_hw_addr_random() instead of calling random_ether_addr()
> to set addr_assign_type correctly to NET_ADDR_RANDOM.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Danny Kukawka <danny.kukawka@...ect.de>

Danny,

You can add my "Acked-by" even if you rework this series...

Acked-by: Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>

Thanks, best regards,

> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c |    2 +-
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
> index 2320068..3ee8d79 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
> @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static void __init macb_get_hwaddr(struct macb *bp)
>  		memcpy(bp->dev->dev_addr, addr, sizeof(addr));
>  	} else {
>  		netdev_info(bp->dev, "invalid hw address, using random\n");
> -		random_ether_addr(bp->dev->dev_addr);
> +		dev_hw_addr_random(bp->dev, bp->dev->dev_addr);
>  	}
>  }
>  


-- 
Nicolas Ferre
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