const u8 *hw_addr;
if (mac_override) {
+ static const u8 reserved_mac[] = {
+ 0x02, 0xcc, 0xaa, 0xff, 0xee, 0x00
+ };
+
hw_addr = (const u8 *)(mac_override +
MAC_ADDRESS_OVERRIDE_FAMILY_8000);
data->hw_addr[4] = hw_addr[5];
data->hw_addr[5] = hw_addr[4];
- if (is_valid_ether_addr(data->hw_addr))
+ /*
+ * Force the use of the OTP MAC address in case of reserved MAC
+ * address in the NVM, or if address is given but invalid.
+ */
+ if (is_valid_ether_addr(data->hw_addr) &&
+ memcmp(reserved_mac, hw_addr, ETH_ALEN) != 0)
return;
IWL_ERR_DEV(dev,