1 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/package/mac80211/patches/402-ath9k-fix-invalid-mac-address-handling.patch b/package/mac80211/patches/402-ath9k-fix-invalid-mac-address-handling.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c59e1f10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/mac80211/patches/402-ath9k-fix-invalid-mac-address-handling.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
+ #include <linux/io.h>
+ #include <linux/slab.h>
+ #include <linux/module.h>
++#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
+ #include <asm/unaligned.h>
+ 
+ #include "hw.h"
+@@ -523,8 +524,16 @@ 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)) {
++		ath_err(common,
++			"eeprom contains invalid mac address: %pM\n",
++			common->macaddr);
++
++		random_ether_addr(common->macaddr);
++		ath_err(common,
++			"random mac address will be used: %pM\n",
++			common->macaddr);
++	}
+ 
+ 	return 0;
+ }