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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c26
1 files changed, 1 insertions, 25 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
index 5af1eebc32f1..5e68afdd502a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
@@ -1783,29 +1783,6 @@ s32 ixgbe_update_eeprom_checksum_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
}
/**
- * ixgbe_validate_mac_addr - Validate MAC address
- * @mac_addr: pointer to MAC address.
- *
- * Tests a MAC address to ensure it is a valid Individual Address
- **/
-s32 ixgbe_validate_mac_addr(u8 *mac_addr)
-{
- s32 status = 0;
-
- /* Make sure it is not a multicast address */
- if (IXGBE_IS_MULTICAST(mac_addr))
- status = IXGBE_ERR_INVALID_MAC_ADDR;
- /* Not a broadcast address */
- else if (IXGBE_IS_BROADCAST(mac_addr))
- status = IXGBE_ERR_INVALID_MAC_ADDR;
- /* Reject the zero address */
- else if (is_zero_ether_addr(mac_addr))
- status = IXGBE_ERR_INVALID_MAC_ADDR;
-
- return status;
-}
-
-/**
* ixgbe_set_rar_generic - Set Rx address register
* @hw: pointer to hardware structure
* @index: Receive address register to write
@@ -1909,8 +1886,7 @@ s32 ixgbe_init_rx_addrs_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
* to the permanent address.
* Otherwise, use the permanent address from the eeprom.
*/
- if (ixgbe_validate_mac_addr(hw->mac.addr) ==
- IXGBE_ERR_INVALID_MAC_ADDR) {
+ if (!is_valid_ether_addr(hw->mac.addr)) {
/* Get the MAC address from the RAR0 for later reference */
hw->mac.ops.get_mac_addr(hw, hw->mac.addr);