From: Thierry Reding <thierry.red...@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2019 17:42:13 +0100
> @@ -7316,7 +7325,7 @@ static int rtl_get_ether_clk(struct rtl8169_private *tp) > static int rtl_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id > *ent) > { > const struct rtl_cfg_info *cfg = rtl_cfg_infos + ent->driver_data; > - u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN] __aligned(4) = {}; > + u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN] = {}; > struct rtl8169_private *tp; I agree with Heiner, you have to provide at least 2 byte alignment for this buffer due to the reasons he stated.