Re: [PATCH][NET] several cleanups and bugfixes for fec.c: don't munge MAC address from platform data
From: Lothar Waßmann <hidden>
Date: 2011-12-06 13:44:57
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Hi, Baruch Siach writes:
Hi Lothar, On Tue, Dec 06, 2011 at 11:27:13AM +0100, Lothar Waßmann wrote:quoted
When the MAC address is supplied via platform_data it should be OK as it is and should not be modified in case of a dual FEC setup. Also copying the MAC from platform_data to the single 'macaddr' variable will overwrite the MAC for the first interface in case of a dual FEC setup. Signed-off-by: Lothar Waßmann <redacted> --- drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c | 2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c index e2b5ce6..11534b9 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ static void __inline__ fec_get_mac(struct net_device *ndev) iap = (unsigned char *)FEC_FLASHMAC; #else if (pdata) - memcpy(iap, pdata->mac, ETH_ALEN); + iap = (unsigned char *)&pdata->mac;Since pdata might point to __initdata struct, you must hold a copy of its content.
No. platform_data must be present during the life time of a driver using it and thus must never be __initdata! Lothar Waßmann -- ___________________________________________________________ Ka-Ro electronics GmbH | Pascalstraße 22 | D - 52076 Aachen Phone: +49 2408 1402-0 | Fax: +49 2408 1402-10 Geschäftsführer: Matthias Kaussen Handelsregistereintrag: Amtsgericht Aachen, HRB 4996 www.karo-electronics.de | info@karo-electronics.de ___________________________________________________________