linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Do not register ne2k-pci device until initialized

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Message-Id: <20090502.135239.20953799.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Sat, 02 May 2009 13:52:39 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	andi@...as.de
Cc:	jeff@...zik.org, lkundrak@...sk, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Do not register ne2k-pci device until initialized

From: Andreas Mohr <andi@...as.de>
Date: Sat, 2 May 2009 19:58:11 +0200

> And, well...:
> 
> smsc911x.c looks like it has the same issue (in case of a non-specified
> MAC address - invalid EEPROM content).
> 
> Dito ucc_geth.c
> 
> Dito arm/ixp4xx_eth.c
> 
> Dito wireless/netwave_cs.c
> 
> Given that several drivers seem to violate this rule: is there a way
> to add a check against this problem?

I'm pretty sure we have a valid ethernet address check
somewhere already... hmmm..
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