| commit | 64c8165b44a91c09b19afb4110610ed242286639 | |
| author | Pablo Bitton <pablo.bitton@gmail.com> | |
| Wed, 8 Jul 2009 02:11:10 +0000 (7 19:11 -0700) | ||
| committer | David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | |
| Wed, 8 Jul 2009 17:46:44 +0000 (8 10:46 -0700) | ||
| tree | b7e4754f6280248b5444d4ff908c29684307ca11 | treesnapshot (tar.gz zip) |
| parent | 19e588e7d156cc4415585edd8c27c3075f62eaf8 | commitdiff |
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>
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>
| drivers/net/davinci_emac.c | diffblobblamehistory |