| 1 | --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c |
| 2 | +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c |
| 3 | @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ |
| 4 | |
| 5 | #include <linux/io.h> |
| 6 | #include <linux/slab.h> |
| 7 | +#include <linux/etherdevice.h> |
| 8 | #include <asm/unaligned.h> |
| 9 | |
| 10 | #include "hw.h" |
| 11 | @@ -431,8 +432,16 @@ static int ath9k_hw_init_macaddr(struct |
| 12 | common->macaddr[2 * i] = eeval >> 8; |
| 13 | common->macaddr[2 * i + 1] = eeval & 0xff; |
| 14 | } |
| 15 | - if (sum == 0 || sum == 0xffff * 3) |
| 16 | - return -EADDRNOTAVAIL; |
| 17 | + if (!is_valid_ether_addr(common->macaddr)) { |
| 18 | + ath_err(common, |
| 19 | + "eeprom contains invalid mac address: %pM\n", |
| 20 | + common->macaddr); |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | + random_ether_addr(common->macaddr); |
| 23 | + ath_err(common, |
| 24 | + "random mac address will be used: %pM\n", |
| 25 | + common->macaddr); |
| 26 | + } |
| 27 | |
| 28 | return 0; |
| 29 | } |
| 30 | |
