Re: [PATCH v2] net: usb: rtl8150: prevent set_ethernet_addr from setting uninit address

[Anant Thazhemadam]

On 03-10-2020 04:08, David Miller wrote:
> From: Anant Thazhemadam <anant.thazhemadam@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2020 17:04:13 +0530
>
>> But this patch is about ensuring that an uninitialized variable's
>> value (whatever that may be) is not set as the ethernet address
>> blindly (without any form of checking if get_registers() worked
>> as expected, or not).
> Right, and if you are going to check for errors then you have to
> handle the error properly.
>
> And the proper way to handle this error is to set a random ethernet
> address on the device.

Yes, I've understood that now.
I've prepared and tested a v3 accordingly, and will have it sent in soon enough.
Thank you so much for this!  :)

Thanks,
Anant