netdev - [patch net-next 1/2] net: init perm_addr in register

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Date:	Tue,  8 Jan 2013 12:38:25 +0100
From:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
	bhutchings@...arflare.com, shemminger@...tta.com,
	ebiederm@...ssion.com, amwang@...hat.com, sassmann@...hat.com
Subject: [patch net-next 1/2] net: init perm_addr in register_netdevice()

Benefit from the fact that dev->addr_assign_type is set to NET_ADDR_PERM
in case the device has permanent address.

This also fixes the problem that many drivers do not set perm_addr at
all.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
---
 net/core/dev.c | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index a51ccf4..55f20d9 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -6003,6 +6003,13 @@ int register_netdevice(struct net_device *dev)
 	list_netdevice(dev);
 	add_device_randomness(dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 
+	/* If the device has permanent device address, driver should
+	 * set dev_addr and also addr_assign_type should be set to
+	 * NET_ADDR_PERM (default value).
+	 */
+	if (dev->addr_assign_type == NET_ADDR_PERM)
+		memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
+
 	/* Notify protocols, that a new device appeared. */
 	ret = call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_REGISTER, dev);
 	ret = notifier_to_errno(ret);
-- 
1.8.1

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