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net/mlx4_en: Handle unassigned VF MAC address correctly

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When a VF sense they didn't get MAC address, use random one. This will
address the case of administrator not assigning MAC to the VF through
the PF OS APIs and keep udev happy.

Signed-off-by: Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@mellanox.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Or Gerlitz 2013-06-04 05:13:28 +00:00 committed by David S. Miller
parent 5efe5355f2
commit ef96f7d46a
1 changed files with 12 additions and 4 deletions
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drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
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@ -2119,6 +2119,7 @@ int mlx4_en_init_netdev(struct mlx4_en_dev *mdev, int port,
struct mlx4_en_priv *priv;
int i;
int err;
u64 mac_u64;
dev = alloc_etherdev_mqs(sizeof(struct mlx4_en_priv),
MAX_TX_RINGS, MAX_RX_RINGS);
@ -2192,10 +2193,17 @@ int mlx4_en_init_netdev(struct mlx4_en_dev *mdev, int port,
dev->addr_len = ETH_ALEN;
mlx4_en_u64_to_mac(dev->dev_addr, mdev->dev->caps.def_mac[priv->port]);
if (!is_valid_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr)) {
en_err(priv, "Port: %d, invalid mac burned: %pM, quiting\n",
priv->port, dev->dev_addr);
err = -EINVAL;
goto out;
if (mlx4_is_slave(priv->mdev->dev)) {
eth_hw_addr_random(dev);
en_warn(priv, "Assigned random MAC address %pM\n", dev->dev_addr);
mac_u64 = mlx4_en_mac_to_u64(dev->dev_addr);
mdev->dev->caps.def_mac[priv->port] = mac_u64;
} else {
en_err(priv, "Port: %d, invalid mac burned: %pM, quiting\n",
priv->port, dev->dev_addr);
err = -EINVAL;
goto out;
}
}
memcpy(priv->prev_mac, dev->dev_addr, sizeof(priv->prev_mac));