linux-kernel - Re: [ath5k-devel] [PATCH 2/2] ath5k: don't change mac in eeprom_read

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Date:	Sat, 7 Mar 2009 14:06:06 +0200
From:	Nick Kossifidis <mickflemm@...il.com>
To:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
Cc:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	ath5k-devel@...ema.h4ckr.net
Subject: Re: [ath5k-devel] [PATCH 2/2] ath5k: don't change mac in 
	eeprom_read_mac on error

2009/3/7 Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>:
> Do not touch mac parameter passed to ath5k_eeprom_read_mac unless
> we are sure we have correct address. I.e. when returning error, do
> not change it.
>
> While at it, use '= {}' compiler trick for memsetting mac_d.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
> Cc: Nick Kossifidis <jirislaby@...il.com>
> Cc: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@...eros.com>
> Cc: Bob Copeland <me@...copeland.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/eeprom.c |    9 +++------
>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/eeprom.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/eeprom.c
> index a54ee7e..ac45ca4 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/eeprom.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/eeprom.c
> @@ -1418,14 +1418,11 @@ ath5k_eeprom_init(struct ath5k_hw *ah)
>  */
>  int ath5k_eeprom_read_mac(struct ath5k_hw *ah, u8 *mac)
>  {
> -       u8 mac_d[ETH_ALEN];
> +       u8 mac_d[ETH_ALEN] = {};
>        u32 total, offset;
>        u16 data;
>        int octet, ret;
>
> -       memset(mac, 0, ETH_ALEN);
> -       memset(mac_d, 0, ETH_ALEN);
> -
>        ret = ath5k_hw_eeprom_read(ah, 0x20, &data);
>        if (ret)
>                return ret;
> @@ -1441,11 +1438,11 @@ int ath5k_eeprom_read_mac(struct ath5k_hw *ah, u8 *mac)
>                octet += 2;
>        }
>
> -       memcpy(mac, mac_d, ETH_ALEN);
> -
>        if (!total || total == 3 * 0xffff)
>                return -EINVAL;
>
> +       memcpy(mac, mac_d, ETH_ALEN);
> +
>        return 0;
>  }
>

Acked-by: Nick Kossifidis <mickflemm@...il.com>


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