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-rw-r--r--include/net/tipc/tipc_bearer.h12
-rw-r--r--net/tipc/eth_media.c4
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/tipc/tipc_bearer.h b/include/net/tipc/tipc_bearer.h
index 098607cd4b78..e07136d74c2f 100644
--- a/include/net/tipc/tipc_bearer.h
+++ b/include/net/tipc/tipc_bearer.h
@@ -49,10 +49,18 @@
#define TIPC_MEDIA_TYPE_ETH 1
+/*
+ * Destination address structure used by TIPC bearers when sending messages
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT: The fields of this structure MUST be stored using the specified
+ * byte order indicated below, as the structure is exchanged between nodes
+ * as part of a link setup process.
+ */
+
struct tipc_media_addr {
- __u32 type;
+ __u32 type; /* bearer type (network byte order) */
union {
- __u8 eth_addr[6]; /* Ethernet bearer */
+ __u8 eth_addr[6]; /* 48 bit Ethernet addr (byte array) */
#if 0
/* Prototypes for other possible bearer types */
diff --git a/net/tipc/eth_media.c b/net/tipc/eth_media.c
index b64661904e0d..3ecb1006a42d 100644
--- a/net/tipc/eth_media.c
+++ b/net/tipc/eth_media.c
@@ -254,7 +254,9 @@ int tipc_eth_media_start(void)
if (eth_started)
return -EINVAL;
- memset(&bcast_addr, 0xff, sizeof(bcast_addr));
+ bcast_addr.type = htonl(TIPC_MEDIA_TYPE_ETH);
+ memset(&bcast_addr.dev_addr, 0xff, ETH_ALEN);
+
memset(eth_bearers, 0, sizeof(eth_bearers));
res = tipc_register_media(TIPC_MEDIA_TYPE_ETH, "eth",