[PATCH v5 1/2] kni: use dedicated function to set random MAC address
    Ferruh Yigit 
    ferruh.yigit at xilinx.com
       
    Wed Jun  8 14:52:40 CEST 2022
    
    
  
On 6/8/2022 1:11 PM, Andrew Rybchenko wrote:
> From: Ke Zhang <ke1x.zhang at intel.com>
> 
> eth_hw_addr_random() sets address type correctly.
> 
> eth_hw_addr_random() is available since Linux v3.4, so
> no compat is required.
> 
> Also fix the warning:
> warning: passing argument 1 of ‘memcpy’ discards ‘const’
> qualifier from pointer target type
> 
> Variable dev_addr is done const intentionally in Linux v5.17 to
> prevent using it directly.
> 
> Fixes: ea6b39b5b847 ("kni: remove ethtool support")
> Cc: stable at dpdk.org
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ke Zhang <ke1x.zhang at intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Rybchenko <andrew.rybchenko at oktetlabs.ru>
Acked-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at xilinx.com>
    
    
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