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igbvf, ixgbevf: use dev_hw_addr_random

PATCH Applied Stefan Assmann 2 participants 2 messages Jul 27, 2010

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PATCH 1/1 igbvf, ixgbevf: use dev_hw_addr_random

From: Stefan Assmann <[email protected]>

Both igbvf and ixgbevf should set addr_assign_type to NET_ADDR_RANDOM so udev creates persistent net rules by matching the device path. Do this by using the dev_hw_addr_random helper function.

Signed-off-by Stefan Assmann <[email protected]>
---
 drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c         |    2 +-
 drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c |    2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c +1 -1
index 5e2b2a8..048595b 100644
@@ -2751,7 +2751,7 @@ static int __devinit igbvf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		dev_info(&pdev->dev,
 			 "PF still in reset state, assigning new address."
 			 " Is the PF interface up?\n");
-		random_ether_addr(hw->mac.addr);
+		dev_hw_addr_random(adapter->netdev, hw->mac.addr);
 	} else {
 		err = hw->mac.ops.read_mac_addr(hw);
 		if (err) {
drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c +1 -1
index af49135..4867440 100644
@@ -2229,7 +2229,7 @@ static int __devinit ixgbevf_sw_init(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter)
 	if (err) {
 		dev_info(&pdev->dev,
 		         "PF still in reset state, assigning new address\n");
-		random_ether_addr(hw->mac.addr);
+		dev_hw_addr_random(adapter->netdev, hw->mac.addr);
 	} else {
 		err = hw->mac.ops.init_hw(hw);
 		if (err) {
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