--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ */ #include <linux/io.h> +#include <linux/etherdevice.h> #include <asm/unaligned.h> #include "hw.h" @@ -461,8 +462,18 @@ static int ath9k_hw_init_macaddr(struct common->macaddr[2 * i] = eeval >> 8; common->macaddr[2 * i + 1] = eeval & 0xff; } - if (sum == 0 || sum == 0xffff * 3) - return -EADDRNOTAVAIL; + if (!is_valid_ether_addr(common->macaddr)) { + DECLARE_MAC_BUF(macbuf); + + ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_EEPROM, + "eeprom contains invalid mac address: %s\n", + print_mac(macbuf, common->macaddr)); + + random_ether_addr(common->macaddr); + ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_EEPROM, + "random mac address will be used: %s\n", + print_mac(macbuf, common->macaddr)); + } return 0; }