netdev - [net-next] net: remove duplicate add_device

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Message-Id: <1495013006-3011-1-git-send-email-zhangshengju@cmss.chinamobile.com>
Date:   Wed, 17 May 2017 17:23:26 +0800
From:   Zhang Shengju <zhangshengju@...s.chinamobile.com>
To:     davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [net-next] net: remove duplicate add_device_randomness() call

Since register_netdevice() already call add_device_randomness() and
dev_set_mac_address() will call it after mac address change.
It's not necessary to call at device UP.

Signed-off-by: Zhang Shengju <zhangshengju@...s.chinamobile.com>
---
 net/core/dev.c | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 35a06ce..cb48e40 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1347,7 +1347,6 @@ static int __dev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		dev->flags |= IFF_UP;
 		dev_set_rx_mode(dev);
 		dev_activate(dev);
-		add_device_randomness(dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
-- 
1.8.3.1