Thread (5 messages) 5 messages, 3 authors, 2025-10-09

Re: [PATCH net] net: usb: lan78xx: fix use of improperly initialized dev->chipid in lan78xx_reset

From: David Hunter <hidden>
Date: 2025-10-07 01:22:17
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On 10/1/25 09:14, I Viswanath wrote:
dev->chipid is used in lan78xx_init_mac_address before it's initialized:

lan78xx_reset() {
    lan78xx_init_mac_address()
        lan78xx_read_eeprom()
            lan78xx_read_raw_eeprom() <- dev->chipid is used here

    dev->chipid = ... <- dev->chipid is initialized correctly here
}
Please describe the testing you performed.
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