---- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c
-+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c
-@@ -499,11 +499,18 @@ static int ath9k_hw_init_macaddr(struct
- ahp->ah_macaddr[2 * i] = eeval >> 8;
- ahp->ah_macaddr[2 * i + 1] = eeval & 0xff;
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+@@ -521,8 +521,18 @@ static int ath9k_hw_init_macaddr(struct
+ ah->macaddr[2 * i] = eeval >> 8;
+ ah->macaddr[2 * i + 1] = eeval & 0xff;
}
-- if (sum == 0 || sum == 0xffff * 3) {
-+
-+ if (!is_valid_ether_addr(ahp->ah_macaddr)) {
+- if (sum == 0 || sum == 0xffff * 3)
+- return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
++ if (!is_valid_ether_addr(ah->macaddr)) {
+ DECLARE_MAC_BUF(macbuf);
+
+ DPRINTF(ah->ah_sc, ATH_DBG_EEPROM,
+ "eeprom contains invalid mac address: %s\n",
-+ print_mac(macbuf, ahp->ah_macaddr));
++ print_mac(macbuf, ah->macaddr));
+
-+ random_ether_addr(ahp->ah_macaddr);
- DPRINTF(ah->ah_sc, ATH_DBG_EEPROM,
-- "mac address read failed: %pM\n",
-- ahp->ah_macaddr);
-- return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
++ random_ether_addr(ah->macaddr);
++ DPRINTF(ah->ah_sc, ATH_DBG_EEPROM,
+ "random mac address will be used: %s\n",
-+ print_mac(macbuf, ahp->ah_macaddr));
- }
++ print_mac(macbuf, ah->macaddr));
++ }
return 0;
+ }