package/mac80211/patches/403-ath9k-fix-invalid-mac-address-handling.patch

   1 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c
   2 +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c
   3 @@ -513,11 +513,18 @@ static int ath9k_hw_init_macaddr(struct
   4                 ah->macaddr[2 * i] = eeval >> 8;
   5                 ah->macaddr[2 * i + 1] = eeval & 0xff;
   6         }
   7 -       if (sum == 0 || sum == 0xffff * 3) {
   8 +
   9 +       if (!is_valid_ether_addr(ah->macaddr)) {
  10 +               DECLARE_MAC_BUF(macbuf);
  11 +
  12 +               DPRINTF(ah->ah_sc, ATH_DBG_EEPROM,
  13 +                       "eeprom contains invalid mac address: %s\n",
  14 +                       print_mac(macbuf, ah->macaddr));
  15 +
  16 +               random_ether_addr(ah->macaddr);
  17                 DPRINTF(ah->ah_sc, ATH_DBG_EEPROM,
  18 -                       "mac address read failed: %pM\n",
  19 -                       ah->macaddr);
  20 -               return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
  21 +                       "random mac address will be used: %s\n",
  22 +                       print_mac(macbuf, ah->macaddr));
  23         }
  24
  25         return 0;