| Message ID | 1559684626-24775-15-git-send-email-hancock@sedsystems.ca |
|---|---|
| State | Superseded |
| Delegated to: | David Miller |
| Headers | show |
| Series | Xilinx axienet driver updates (v3) | expand |
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c index fba59c5..7b38819 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c @@ -1733,8 +1733,9 @@ static int axienet_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) /* Retrieve the MAC address */ mac_addr = of_get_mac_address(pdev->dev.of_node); if (IS_ERR(mac_addr)) { - dev_err(&pdev->dev, "could not find MAC address\n"); - goto free_netdev; + dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "could not find MAC address property: %ld\n", + PTR_ERR(mac_addr)); + mac_addr = NULL; } axienet_set_mac_address(ndev, mac_addr);
Failing initialization on a missing MAC address property is excessive. We can just fall back to using a random MAC instead, which at least leaves the interface in a functioning state. Signed-off-by: Robert Hancock <hancock@sedsystems.ca> --- drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)