linux-kernel - [PATCH] gianfar: Use random MAC address when none is given

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Date:   Tue, 14 Jul 2020 15:01:04 +0300
From:   Maxim Kochetkov <fido_max@...ox.ru>
To:     unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)
Cc:     Maxim Kochetkov <fido_max@...ox.ru>,
        Claudiu Manoil <claudiu.manoil@....com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] gianfar: Use random MAC address when none is given

If there is no valid MAC address in the device tree,
use a random MAC address.

Signed-off-by: Maxim Kochetkov <fido_max@...ox.ru>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
index b3c69e9038ea..b513b8c5c3b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
@@ -779,8 +779,12 @@ static int gfar_of_init(struct platform_device *ofdev, struct net_device **pdev)
 
 	mac_addr = of_get_mac_address(np);
 
-	if (!IS_ERR(mac_addr))
+	if (!IS_ERR(mac_addr)) {
 		ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, mac_addr);
+	} else {
+		eth_hw_addr_random(dev);
+		dev_info(&ofdev->dev, "Using random MAC address: %pM\n", dev->dev_addr);
+	}
 
 	if (model && !strcasecmp(model, "TSEC"))
 		priv->device_flags |= FSL_GIANFAR_DEV_HAS_GIGABIT |
-- 
2.27.0