netdev - [PATCH v3 1/2] net: usb: asix88179_178a: set permanent address once only

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Date:   Mon,  2 Apr 2018 07:43:48 +0000
From:   Alexander Kurz <akurz@...la.de>
To:     "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     "Andrew F . Davis" <afd@...com>,
        Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, Freddy Xin <freddy@...x.com.tw>,
        Alexander Kurz <akurz@...la.de>
Subject: [PATCH v3 1/2] net: usb: asix88179_178a: set permanent address once only

The permanent address of asix88179_178a devices is read at probe time
and should not be overwritten later. Otherwise it may be overwritten
unintentionally with a configured address.

Signed-off-by: Alexander Kurz <akurz@...la.de>
---
 drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c b/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
index f32261ecd215..a6ef75907ae9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
@@ -1556,7 +1556,6 @@ static int ax88179_reset(struct usbnet *dev)
 
 	ax88179_read_cmd(dev, AX_ACCESS_MAC, AX_NODE_ID, ETH_ALEN, ETH_ALEN,
 			 dev->net->dev_addr);
-	memcpy(dev->net->perm_addr, dev->net->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 
 	/* RX bulk configuration */
 	memcpy(tmp, &AX88179_BULKIN_SIZE[0], 5);
-- 
2.11.0