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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c | 17 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c b/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c index 59a1ef5fed7..236d00ec64c 100644 --- a/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c @@ -1710,6 +1710,12 @@ int pch_gbe_up(struct pch_gbe_adapter *adapter) struct pch_gbe_rx_ring *rx_ring = adapter->rx_ring; int err; + /* Ensure we have a valid MAC */ + if (!is_valid_ether_addr(adapter->hw.mac.addr)) { + pr_err("Error: Invalid MAC address\n"); + return -EINVAL; + } + /* hardware has been reset, we need to reload some things */ pch_gbe_set_multi(netdev); @@ -2402,9 +2408,14 @@ static int pch_gbe_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, adapter->hw.mac.addr, netdev->addr_len); if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->dev_addr)) { - dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Invalid MAC Address\n"); - ret = -EIO; - goto err_free_adapter; + /* + * If the MAC is invalid (or just missing), display a warning + * but do not abort setting up the device. pch_gbe_up will + * prevent the interface from being brought up until a valid MAC + * is set. + */ + dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Invalid MAC address, " + "interface disabled.\n"); } setup_timer(&adapter->watchdog_timer, pch_gbe_watchdog, (unsigned long)adapter); |