netdev - Re: [PATCH 03/11] cirrus/mac89x0: print MAC via printk format specifier

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Date:	Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:22:58 +0100
From:	Danny Kukawka <danny.kukawka@...ect.de>
To:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com,
	jpirko@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/11] cirrus/mac89x0: print MAC via printk format specifier

On Dienstag, 28. Februar 2012, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> 2012/2/28 David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:
> > From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
> > Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:45:30 +0100
> >
> >> drivers/net/ethernet/cirrus/mac89x0.c: In function ‘set_mac_address’:
> >> drivers/net/ethernet/cirrus/mac89x0.c:597: warning: dereferencing
> >> ‘void *’ pointer
> >> drivers/net/ethernet/cirrus/mac89x0.c:597: error: request for member
> >> ‘sa_data’ in something not a structure or union
> >> drivers/net/ethernet/cirrus/mac89x0.c:600: warning: dereferencing
> >> ‘void *’ pointer
> >> drivers/net/ethernet/cirrus/mac89x0.c:600: error: request for member
> >> ‘sa_data’ in something not a structure or union
> >> drivers/net/ethernet/cirrus/mac89x0.c:595: warning: unused variable
> >> ‘saddr’
> >
> > Thanks, I've fixed this as follows and pushed to net-next:
> >
> > --------------------
> > mac89x0: Fix build error.
> >
> > Need to use the new 'saddr' variable not the void 'addr' in
> > set_mac_address().
> >
> > Reported-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
> > Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Thanks for the fix!

> Thanks, that fixed the build.
>
> What about the is_valid_ether_addr() check?

If you mean the discussion about checking if the MAC is valid in
.ndo_set_mac_address, I'm on that issue and will hopefully send a patch soon.

Danny
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