X-Git-Url: https://err.no/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=drivers%2Fnet%2Fixgb%2Fixgb_main.c;h=176680cb153e8b114797f4e6a8bad2f1837c678c;hb=0b154bb7d0cce80e9c0bcf11d4f9e71b59409d26;hp=89d6d69be382a3d625892823d8859cbae8237908;hpb=881787a7d379a4a4474e94fce87b511a7f641595;p=linux-2.6

diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
index 89d6d69be3..176680cb15 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
@@ -460,8 +460,9 @@ ixgb_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	}
 
 	ixgb_get_ee_mac_addr(&adapter->hw, netdev->dev_addr);
+	memcpy(netdev->perm_addr, netdev->dev_addr, netdev->addr_len);
 
-	if(!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->dev_addr)) {
+	if(!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->perm_addr)) {
 		err = -EIO;
 		goto err_eeprom;
 	}