commit bada339ba24dee9e143bfb42e1dc61f146619846
author Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@redhat.com> Tue Oct 23 20:19:37 2007 -0700
committer David S. Miller <davem@sunset.davemloft.net> Tue Oct 23 21:27:50 2007 -0700
tree 69e14af15764a1b38d61cd1f0b55560e45779f23
parent c9927c2bf4f45bb85e8b502ab3fb79ad6483c244

[NET]: Validate device addr prior to interface-up

Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

include/linux/netdevice.h

diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index c4de536..811024e 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -669,6 +669,8 @@
 #define HAVE_SET_MAC_ADDR  		 
 	int			(*set_mac_address)(struct net_device *dev,
 						   void *addr);
+#define HAVE_VALIDATE_ADDR
+	int			(*validate_addr)(struct net_device *dev);
 #define HAVE_PRIVATE_IOCTL
 	int			(*do_ioctl)(struct net_device *dev,
 					    struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd);

net/core/dev.c

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 8726589..f861555 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1007,17 +1007,20 @@
 	 *	Call device private open method
 	 */
 	set_bit(__LINK_STATE_START, &dev->state);
-	if (dev->open) {
+
+	if (dev->validate_addr)
+		ret = dev->validate_addr(dev);
+
+	if (!ret && dev->open)
 		ret = dev->open(dev);
-		if (ret)
-			clear_bit(__LINK_STATE_START, &dev->state);
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 *	If it went open OK then:
 	 */
 
-	if (!ret) {
+	if (ret)
+		clear_bit(__LINK_STATE_START, &dev->state);
+	else {
 		/*
 		 *	Set the flags.
 		 */
@@ -1038,6 +1041,7 @@
 		 */
 		call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_UP, dev);
 	}
+
 	return ret;
 }
 

net/ethernet/eth.c

diff --git a/net/ethernet/eth.c b/net/ethernet/eth.c
index ed8a3d4..6b2e454 100644
--- a/net/ethernet/eth.c
+++ b/net/ethernet/eth.c
@@ -298,6 +298,14 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int eth_validate_addr(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 const struct header_ops eth_header_ops ____cacheline_aligned = {
 	.create		= eth_header,
 	.parse		= eth_header_parse,
@@ -317,6 +325,7 @@
 
 	dev->change_mtu		= eth_change_mtu;
 	dev->set_mac_address 	= eth_mac_addr;
+	dev->validate_addr	= eth_validate_addr;
 
 	dev->type		= ARPHRD_ETHER;
 	dev->hard_header_len 	= ETH_HLEN;