remove init of dev->perm_addr in drivers

perm_addr is initialized correctly in register_netdevice() so to init it in
drivers is no longer needed.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <[e-mail]>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <[e-mail]>

drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_nic.c

···
 	netdev->dev_addr[3] = (u8)(u64temp>>16);
 	netdev->dev_addr[4] = (u8)(u64temp>>8);
 	netdev->dev_addr[5] = (u8)u64temp;
-	memcpy(netdev->perm_addr, netdev->dev_addr, 6);
 
 	netdev->hw_features = NETIF_F_SG | NETIF_F_IP_CSUM | NETIF_F_RXCSUM | NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_RX;
 	if ((nesvnic->logical_port < 2) || (nesdev->nesadapter->hw_rev != NE020_REV))

drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c59x.c

···
 		pr_cont(" ***INVALID CHECKSUM %4.4x*** ", checksum);
 	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
 		((__be16 *)dev->dev_addr)[i] = htons(eeprom[i + 10]);
-	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 	if (print_info)
 		pr_cont(" %pM", dev->dev_addr);
 	/* Unfortunately an all zero eeprom passes the checksum and this

drivers/net/ethernet/8390/ne2k-pci.c

···
 	NS8390_init(dev, 0);
 
 	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, SA_prom, dev->addr_len);
-	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 
 	i = register_netdev(dev);
 	if (i)

drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pcnet32.c

···
 			memcpy(dev->dev_addr, promaddr, 6);
 		}
 	}
-	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 
 	/* if the ethernet address is not valid, force to 00:00:00:00:00:00 */
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(dev->perm_addr))
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr))
 		memset(dev->dev_addr, 0, ETH_ALEN);
 
 	if (pcnet32_debug & NETIF_MSG_PROBE) {

drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c

···
 		netdev->addr_assign_type = NET_ADDR_RANDOM;
 	}
 	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, adapter->hw.mac_addr, netdev->addr_len);
-	memcpy(netdev->perm_addr, adapter->hw.mac_addr, netdev->addr_len);
 	if (netif_msg_probe(adapter))
 		dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "mac address : %pM\n",
 			adapter->hw.mac_addr);

drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c

···
 	}
 
 	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, adapter->hw.mac_addr, netdev->addr_len);
-	memcpy(netdev->perm_addr, adapter->hw.mac_addr, netdev->addr_len);
 	netdev_dbg(netdev, "mac address : %pM\n", adapter->hw.mac_addr);
 
 	INIT_WORK(&adapter->reset_task, atl1e_reset_task);

drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl2.c

···
 	/* copy the MAC address out of the EEPROM */
 	atl2_read_mac_addr(&adapter->hw);
 	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, adapter->hw.mac_addr, netdev->addr_len);
-/* FIXME: do we still need this? */
-#ifdef ETHTOOL_GPERMADDR
-	memcpy(netdev->perm_addr, adapter->hw.mac_addr, netdev->addr_len);
-
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->perm_addr)) {
-#else
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->dev_addr)) {
-#endif
 		err = -EIO;
 		goto err_eeprom;
 	}

drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/b44.c

···
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	memcpy(bp->dev->perm_addr, bp->dev->dev_addr, bp->dev->addr_len);
-
 	bp->imask = IMASK_DEF;
 
 	/* XXX - really required?

drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2.c

···
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, dev);
 
 	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, bp->mac_addr, 6);
-	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, bp->mac_addr, 6);
 
 	dev->hw_features = NETIF_F_IP_CSUM | NETIF_F_SG |
 		NETIF_F_TSO | NETIF_F_TSO_ECN |

drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c

···
 	}
 
 	memcpy(bp->link_params.mac_addr, bp->dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-	memcpy(bp->dev->perm_addr, bp->dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 
 	if (!bnx2x_is_valid_ether_addr(bp, bp->dev->dev_addr))
 		dev_err(&bp->pdev->dev,

drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c

···
 	addr = of_get_property(dp, "local-mac-address", &len);
 	if (addr && len == 6) {
 		memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr, 6);
-		memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, 6);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	return -ENODEV;
···
 	struct net_device *dev = tp->dev;
 
 	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, idprom->id_ethaddr, 6);
-	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, idprom->id_ethaddr, 6);
 	return 0;
 }
 #endif
···
 #endif
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 	return 0;
 }
 

drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb3/t3_hw.c

···
 
 		memcpy(adapter->port[i]->dev_addr, hw_addr,
 		       ETH_ALEN);
-		memcpy(adapter->port[i]->perm_addr, hw_addr,
-		       ETH_ALEN);
 		init_link_config(&p->link_config, p->phy.caps);
 		p->phy.ops->power_down(&p->phy, 1);
 

drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c

···
 		p->lport = j;
 		p->rss_size = rss_size;
 		memcpy(adap->port[i]->dev_addr, addr, ETH_ALEN);
-		memcpy(adap->port[i]->perm_addr, addr, ETH_ALEN);
 		adap->port[i]->dev_id = j;
 
 		ret = ntohl(c.u.info.lstatus_to_modtype);

drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4vf/adapter.h

···
 				     u8 hw_addr[])
 {
 	memcpy(adapter->port[pidx]->dev_addr, hw_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-	memcpy(adapter->port[pidx]->perm_addr, hw_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 }
 
 /**

drivers/net/ethernet/dlink/sundance.c

···
 	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
 		((__le16 *)dev->dev_addr)[i] =
 			cpu_to_le16(eeprom_read(ioaddr, i + EEPROM_SA_OFFSET));
-	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 
 	np = netdev_priv(dev);
 	np->base = ioaddr;

drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c

···
 	e100_phy_init(nic);
 
 	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, nic->eeprom, ETH_ALEN);
-	memcpy(netdev->perm_addr, nic->eeprom, ETH_ALEN);
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->perm_addr)) {
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->dev_addr)) {
 		if (!eeprom_bad_csum_allow) {
 			netif_err(nic, probe, nic->netdev, "Invalid MAC address from EEPROM, aborting\n");
 			err = -EAGAIN;

drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c

···
 	}
 	/* don't block initalization here due to bad MAC address */
 	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, hw->mac_addr, netdev->addr_len);
-	memcpy(netdev->perm_addr, hw->mac_addr, netdev->addr_len);
 
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->perm_addr))
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->dev_addr))
 		e_err(probe, "Invalid MAC Address\n");
 
 

drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c

···
 			"NVM Read Error while reading MAC address\n");
 
 	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, adapter->hw.mac.addr, netdev->addr_len);
-	memcpy(netdev->perm_addr, adapter->hw.mac.addr, netdev->addr_len);
 
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->perm_addr)) {
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->dev_addr)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Invalid MAC Address: %pM\n",
-			netdev->perm_addr);
+			netdev->dev_addr);
 		err = -EIO;
 		goto err_eeprom;
 	}

drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c

···
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "NVM Read Error\n");
 
 	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, hw->mac.addr, netdev->addr_len);
-	memcpy(netdev->perm_addr, hw->mac.addr, netdev->addr_len);
 
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->perm_addr)) {
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->dev_addr)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Invalid MAC Address\n");
 		err = -EIO;
 		goto err_eeprom;

drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c

···
 		goto err_hw_init;
 	}
 
-	memcpy(netdev->perm_addr, netdev->dev_addr, netdev->addr_len);
-
 	setup_timer(&adapter->watchdog_timer, &igbvf_watchdog,
 	            (unsigned long) adapter);
 

drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgb/ixgb_main.c

···
 	}
 
 	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->perm_addr)) {
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->dev_addr)) {
 		netif_err(adapter, probe, adapter->netdev, "Invalid MAC Address\n");
 		err = -EIO;
 		goto err_eeprom;

drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c

···
 	}
 
 	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, hw->mac.perm_addr, netdev->addr_len);
-	memcpy(netdev->perm_addr, hw->mac.perm_addr, netdev->addr_len);
 
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->perm_addr)) {
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->dev_addr)) {
 		e_dev_err("invalid MAC address\n");
 		err = -EIO;
 		goto err_sw_init;

drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c

···
 		goto err_sw_init;
 
 	/* The HW MAC address was set and/or determined in sw_init */
-	memcpy(netdev->perm_addr, adapter->hw.mac.addr, netdev->addr_len);
-
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->dev_addr)) {
 		pr_err("invalid MAC address\n");
 		err = -EIO;

drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/skge.c

···
 
 	/* read the mac address */
 	memcpy_fromio(dev->dev_addr, hw->regs + B2_MAC_1 + port*8, ETH_ALEN);
-	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 
 	return dev;
 }

drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/sky2.c

···
 
 	/* read the mac address */
 	memcpy_fromio(dev->dev_addr, hw->regs + B2_MAC_1 + port * 8, ETH_ALEN);
-	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 
 	return dev;
 }

drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c

···
 
 	/* Set defualt MAC */
 	dev->addr_len = ETH_ALEN;
-	for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++)
 		dev->dev_addr[ETH_ALEN - 1 - i] = (u8) (priv->mac >> (8 * i));
-		dev->perm_addr[ETH_ALEN - 1 - i] = (u8) (priv->mac >> (8 * i));
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Set driver features

drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/natsemi.c

···
 		prev_eedata = eedata;
 	}
 
-	/* Store MAC Address in perm_addr */
-	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-
 	np = netdev_priv(dev);
 	np->ioaddr = ioaddr;
 

drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/s2io.c

···
 	/*  Set the factory defined MAC address initially   */
 	dev->addr_len = ETH_ALEN;
 	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, sp->def_mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 
 	/* initialize number of multicast & unicast MAC entries variables */
 	if (sp->device_type == XFRAME_I_DEVICE) {

drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c

···
 	/* Store the fw version for ethttool option */
 	strcpy(vdev->fw_version, ll_config->device_hw_info.fw_version.version);
 	memcpy(vdev->ndev->dev_addr, (u8 *)vdev->vpaths[0].macaddr, ETH_ALEN);
-	memcpy(vdev->ndev->perm_addr, vdev->ndev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 
 	/* Copy the station mac address to the list */
 	for (i = 0; i < vdev->no_of_vpath; i++) {

drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/forcedeth.c

···
 			"%s: set workaround bit for reversed mac addr\n",
 			__func__);
 	}
-	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(dev->perm_addr)) {
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr)) {
 		/*
 		 * Bad mac address. At least one bios sets the mac address
 		 * to 01:23:45:67:89:ab

drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c

···
 	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
 		netdev->dev_addr[i] = *(p + 5 - i);
 
-	memcpy(netdev->perm_addr, netdev->dev_addr, netdev->addr_len);
 	memcpy(adapter->mac_addr, netdev->dev_addr, netdev->addr_len);
 
 	/* set station address */
 
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->perm_addr))
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->dev_addr))
 		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "Bad MAC address %pM.\n", netdev->dev_addr);
 
 	return 0;

drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qla3xxx.c

···
 		ndev->mtu = qdev->nvram_data.macCfg_port0.etherMtu_mac ;
 		ql_set_mac_addr(ndev, qdev->nvram_data.funcCfg_fn0.macAddress);
 	}
-	memcpy(ndev->perm_addr, ndev->dev_addr, ndev->addr_len);
 
 	ndev->tx_queue_len = NUM_REQ_Q_ENTRIES;
 

drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c

···
 		return -EIO;
 
 	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-	memcpy(netdev->perm_addr, netdev->dev_addr, netdev->addr_len);
 	memcpy(adapter->mac_addr, netdev->dev_addr, netdev->addr_len);
 
 	/* set station address */
 
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->perm_addr))
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->dev_addr))
 		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "Bad MAC address %pM.\n",
 					netdev->dev_addr);
 

drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_main.c

···
 		goto err_out2;
 	}
 
-	memcpy(ndev->perm_addr, ndev->dev_addr, ndev->addr_len);
 	/* Keep local copy of current mac address. */
 	memcpy(qdev->current_mac_addr, ndev->dev_addr, ndev->addr_len);
 

drivers/net/ethernet/rdc/r6040.c

···
 	iowrite16(adrp[0], ioaddr + MID_0L);
 	iowrite16(adrp[1], ioaddr + MID_0M);
 	iowrite16(adrp[2], ioaddr + MID_0H);
-
-	/* Store MAC Address in perm_addr */
-	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 }
 
 static int r6040_open(struct net_device *dev)

drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/8139cp.c

···
 	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
 		((__le16 *) (dev->dev_addr))[i] =
 		    cpu_to_le16(read_eeprom (regs, i + 7, addr_len));
-	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 
 	dev->netdev_ops = &cp_netdev_ops;
 	netif_napi_add(dev, &cp->napi, cp_rx_poll, 16);

drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/8139too.c

···
 	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
 		((__le16 *) (dev->dev_addr))[i] =
 		    cpu_to_le16(read_eeprom (ioaddr, i + 7, addr_len));
-	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 
 	/* The Rtl8139-specific entries in the device structure. */
 	dev->netdev_ops = &rtl8139_netdev_ops;

drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c

···
 	/* Get MAC address */
 	for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++)
 		dev->dev_addr[i] = RTL_R8(MAC0 + i);
-	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 
 	SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(dev, &rtl8169_ethtool_ops);
 	dev->watchdog_timeo = RTL8169_TX_TIMEOUT;

drivers/net/ethernet/silan/sc92031.c

···
 
 	mac0 = ioread32(port_base + MAC0);
 	mac1 = ioread32(port_base + MAC0 + 4);
-	dev->dev_addr[0] = dev->perm_addr[0] = mac0 >> 24;
-	dev->dev_addr[1] = dev->perm_addr[1] = mac0 >> 16;
-	dev->dev_addr[2] = dev->perm_addr[2] = mac0 >> 8;
-	dev->dev_addr[3] = dev->perm_addr[3] = mac0;
-	dev->dev_addr[4] = dev->perm_addr[4] = mac1 >> 8;
-	dev->dev_addr[5] = dev->perm_addr[5] = mac1;
+	dev->dev_addr[0] = mac0 >> 24;
+	dev->dev_addr[1] = mac0 >> 16;
+	dev->dev_addr[2] = mac0 >> 8;
+	dev->dev_addr[3] = mac0;
+	dev->dev_addr[4] = mac1 >> 8;
+	dev->dev_addr[5] = mac1;
 
 	err = register_netdev(dev);
 	if (err < 0)

drivers/net/ethernet/sis/sis900.c

···
  *	@net_dev: the net device to get address for
  *
  *	Older SiS900 and friends, use EEPROM to store MAC address.
- *	MAC address is read from read_eeprom() into @net_dev->dev_addr and
- *	@net_dev->perm_addr.
+ *	MAC address is read from read_eeprom() into @net_dev->dev_addr.
  */
 
 static int sis900_get_mac_addr(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
···
 	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
 	        ((u16 *)(net_dev->dev_addr))[i] = read_eeprom(ioaddr, i+EEPROMMACAddr);
 
-	/* Store MAC Address in perm_addr */
-	memcpy(net_dev->perm_addr, net_dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-
 	return 1;
 }
 
···
  *
  *	SiS630E model, use APC CMOS RAM to store MAC address.
  *	APC CMOS RAM is accessed through ISA bridge.
- *	MAC address is read into @net_dev->dev_addr and
- *	@net_dev->perm_addr.
+ *	MAC address is read into @net_dev->dev_addr.
  */
 
 static int sis630e_get_mac_addr(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
···
 		((u8 *)(net_dev->dev_addr))[i] = inb(0x71);
 	}
 
-	/* Store MAC Address in perm_addr */
-	memcpy(net_dev->perm_addr, net_dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-
 	pci_write_config_byte(isa_bridge, 0x48, reg & ~0x40);
 	pci_dev_put(isa_bridge);
 
···
  *
  *	SiS635 model, set MAC Reload Bit to load Mac address from APC
  *	to rfdr. rfdr is accessed through rfcr. MAC address is read into
- *	@net_dev->dev_addr and @net_dev->perm_addr.
+ *	@net_dev->dev_addr.
  */
 
 static int sis635_get_mac_addr(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
···
 		*( ((u16 *)net_dev->dev_addr) + i) = sr16(rfdr);
 	}
 
-	/* Store MAC Address in perm_addr */
-	memcpy(net_dev->perm_addr, net_dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-
 	/* enable packet filtering */
 	sw32(rfcr, rfcrSave | RFEN);
 
···
  *	EEDONE signal to refuse EEPROM access by LAN.
  *	The EEPROM map of SiS962 or SiS963 is different to SiS900.
  *	The signature field in SiS962 or SiS963 spec is meaningless.
- *	MAC address is read into @net_dev->dev_addr and @net_dev->perm_addr.
+ *	MAC address is read into @net_dev->dev_addr.
  */
 
 static int sis96x_get_mac_addr(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
···
 			/* get MAC address from EEPROM */
 			for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
 			        mac[i] = read_eeprom(ioaddr, i + EEPROMMACAddr);
-
-			/* Store MAC Address in perm_addr */
-			memcpy(net_dev->perm_addr, net_dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 
 			rc = 1;
 			break;

drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c

···
 		return;
 	}
 
-	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, vpd->local_mac, ETH_ALEN);
+	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, vpd->local_mac, ETH_ALEN);
 
-	val8 = dev->perm_addr[5];
-	dev->perm_addr[5] += np->port;
-	if (dev->perm_addr[5] < val8)
-		dev->perm_addr[4]++;
-
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, dev->perm_addr, dev->addr_len);
+	val8 = dev->dev_addr[5];
+	dev->dev_addr[5] += np->port;
+	if (dev->dev_addr[5] < val8)
+		dev->dev_addr[4]++;
 }
 
 static int niu_pci_probe_sprom(struct niu *np)
···
 	val = nr64(ESPC_MAC_ADDR0);
 	netif_printk(np, probe, KERN_DEBUG, np->dev,
 		     "SPROM: MAC_ADDR0[%08llx]\n", (unsigned long long)val);
-	dev->perm_addr[0] = (val >>  0) & 0xff;
-	dev->perm_addr[1] = (val >>  8) & 0xff;
-	dev->perm_addr[2] = (val >> 16) & 0xff;
-	dev->perm_addr[3] = (val >> 24) & 0xff;
+	dev->dev_addr[0] = (val >>  0) & 0xff;
+	dev->dev_addr[1] = (val >>  8) & 0xff;
+	dev->dev_addr[2] = (val >> 16) & 0xff;
+	dev->dev_addr[3] = (val >> 24) & 0xff;
 
 	val = nr64(ESPC_MAC_ADDR1);
 	netif_printk(np, probe, KERN_DEBUG, np->dev,
 		     "SPROM: MAC_ADDR1[%08llx]\n", (unsigned long long)val);
-	dev->perm_addr[4] = (val >>  0) & 0xff;
-	dev->perm_addr[5] = (val >>  8) & 0xff;
+	dev->dev_addr[4] = (val >>  0) & 0xff;
+	dev->dev_addr[5] = (val >>  8) & 0xff;
 
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(&dev->perm_addr[0])) {
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(&dev->dev_addr[0])) {
 		dev_err(np->device, "SPROM MAC address invalid [ %pM ]\n",
-			dev->perm_addr);
+			dev->dev_addr);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	val8 = dev->perm_addr[5];
-	dev->perm_addr[5] += np->port;
-	if (dev->perm_addr[5] < val8)
-		dev->perm_addr[4]++;
-
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, dev->perm_addr, dev->addr_len);
+	val8 = dev->dev_addr[5];
+	dev->dev_addr[5] += np->port;
+	if (dev->dev_addr[5] < val8)
+		dev->dev_addr[4]++;
 
 	val = nr64(ESPC_MOD_STR_LEN);
 	netif_printk(np, probe, KERN_DEBUG, np->dev,
···
 		netdev_err(dev, "%s: OF MAC address prop len (%d) is wrong\n",
 			   dp->full_name, prop_len);
 	}
-	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, mac_addr, dev->addr_len);
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(&dev->perm_addr[0])) {
+	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, mac_addr, dev->addr_len);
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(&dev->dev_addr[0])) {
 		netdev_err(dev, "%s: OF MAC address is invalid\n",
 			   dp->full_name);
-		netdev_err(dev, "%s: [ %pM ]\n", dp->full_name, dev->perm_addr);
+		netdev_err(dev, "%s: [ %pM ]\n", dp->full_name, dev->dev_addr);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, dev->perm_addr, dev->addr_len);
 
 	model = of_get_property(dp, "model", &prop_len);
 

drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunvnet.c

···
 	for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++)
 		dev->dev_addr[i] = (*local_mac >> (5 - i) * 8) & 0xff;
 
-	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
-
 	vp = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&vp->lock);

drivers/net/ethernet/toshiba/tc35815.c

···
 	if (rc)
 		goto err_out;
 
-	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 	printk(KERN_INFO "%s: %s at 0x%lx, %pM, IRQ %d\n",
 		dev->name,
 		chip_info[ent->driver_data].name,

drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c

···
 		netdev_info(dev, "Using random MAC address: %pM\n",
 			    dev->dev_addr);
 	}
-	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 
 	/* For Rhine-I/II, phy_id is loaded from EEPROM */
 	if (!phy_id)

drivers/net/ieee802154/fakehard.c

···
 
 	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, "\xba\xbe\xca\xfe\xde\xad\xbe\xef",
 			dev->addr_len);
-	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 
 	/*
 	 * For now we'd like to emulate 2.4 GHz-only device,

drivers/net/usb/kalmia.c

···
 	}
 
 	memcpy(dev->net->dev_addr, ethernet_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-	memcpy(dev->net->perm_addr, ethernet_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 
 	return status;
 }

drivers/net/usb/rndis_host.c

···
 		goto halt_fail_and_release;
 	}
 	memcpy(net->dev_addr, bp, ETH_ALEN);
-	memcpy(net->perm_addr, bp, ETH_ALEN);
 
 	/* set a nonzero filter to enable data transfers */
 	memset(u.set, 0, sizeof *u.set);

drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/fw.c

···
 		result = 0;
 	}
 	net_dev->addr_len = ETH_ALEN;
-	memcpy(net_dev->perm_addr, ack_buf.ack_pl, ETH_ALEN);
 	memcpy(net_dev->dev_addr, ack_buf.ack_pl, ETH_ALEN);
 error_read_mac:
 	d_fnend(5, dev, "(i2400m %p) = %d\n", i2400m, result);

drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c

···
 		if (!(priv->config & CFG_CUSTOM_MAC))
 			eeprom_parse_mac(priv, priv->mac_addr);
 		memcpy(priv->net_dev->dev_addr, priv->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-		memcpy(priv->net_dev->perm_addr, priv->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 
 		ipw_set_geo(priv);
 

drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c

···
 	dev->ieee80211_ptr = priv->wdev;
 	dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype = priv->bss_mode;
 	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, wiphy->perm_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, wiphy->perm_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, wiphy_dev(wiphy));
 
 	dev->flags |= IFF_BROADCAST | IFF_MULTICAST;

drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/main.c

···
 	netif_carrier_off(dev);
 
 	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, wiphy->perm_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, wiphy->perm_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 
 	dev->base_addr = base_addr;
 	dev->irq = irq;