- if (sum == 0 || sum == 0xffff * 3)
- return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+ if (!is_valid_ether_addr(common->macaddr)) {
-+ ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_EEPROM,
++ ath_err(common,
+ "eeprom contains invalid mac address: %pM\n",
+ common->macaddr);
+
+ random_ether_addr(common->macaddr);
-+ ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_EEPROM,
++ ath_err(common,
+ "random mac address will be used: %pM\n",
+ common->macaddr);
+ }