diff options
| author | Pablo Bitton <pablo.bitton@gmail.com> | 2009-07-08 06:11:10 +0400 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | 2009-07-08 21:46:44 +0400 |
| commit | 64c8165b44a91c09b19afb4110610ed242286639 (patch) | |
| tree | b7e4754f6280248b5444d4ff908c29684307ca11 /drivers/net | |
| parent | 19e588e7d156cc4415585edd8c27c3075f62eaf8 (diff) | |
| download | linux-64c8165b44a91c09b19afb4110610ed242286639.tar.xz | |
davinci_emac: fix kernel oops when changing MAC address while interface is down
Check that network interface is running before changing its MAC address.
Otherwise, rxch is accessed when it's NULL - causing a kernel oops.
Moreover, check that the new MAC address is valid.
Signed-off-by: Pablo Bitton <pablo.bitton@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Chaithrika U S <chaithrika@ti.com>
Tested-by: Chaithrika U S <chaithrika@ti.com>
[tested on DM6467 EVM]
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/net')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/net/davinci_emac.c | 12 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/davinci_emac.c b/drivers/net/davinci_emac.c index 2df8fb0af701..12fd446f9895 100644 --- a/drivers/net/davinci_emac.c +++ b/drivers/net/davinci_emac.c @@ -1820,11 +1820,19 @@ static int emac_dev_setmac_addr(struct net_device *ndev, void *addr) struct device *emac_dev = &priv->ndev->dev; struct sockaddr *sa = addr; + if (!is_valid_ether_addr(sa->sa_data)) + return -EINVAL; + /* Store mac addr in priv and rx channel and set it in EMAC hw */ memcpy(priv->mac_addr, sa->sa_data, ndev->addr_len); - memcpy(rxch->mac_addr, sa->sa_data, ndev->addr_len); memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, sa->sa_data, ndev->addr_len); - emac_setmac(priv, EMAC_DEF_RX_CH, rxch->mac_addr); + + /* If the interface is down - rxch is NULL. */ + /* MAC address is configured only after the interface is enabled. */ + if (netif_running(ndev)) { + memcpy(rxch->mac_addr, sa->sa_data, ndev->addr_len); + emac_setmac(priv, EMAC_DEF_RX_CH, rxch->mac_addr); + } if (netif_msg_drv(priv)) dev_notice(emac_dev, "DaVinci EMAC: emac_dev_setmac_addr %pM\n", |