--- download/linux-3.2.2/drivers/net/usb/asix.c	2012-01-26 01:39:32.000000000 +0100
+++ contrib/drivers/net/usb/asix.c	2013-03-18 15:36:10.106168580 +0100
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
 	netdev_dbg(dev->net, "asix_read_cmd() cmd=0x%02x value=0x%04x index=0x%04x size=%d\n",
 		   cmd, value, index, size);
 
-	buf = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	buf = kmalloc(size, GFP_NOIO);
 	if (!buf)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 		   cmd, value, index, size);
 
 	if (data) {
-		buf = kmemdup(data, size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		buf = kmemdup(data, size, GFP_NOIO);
 		if (!buf)
 			goto out;
 	}
@@ -270,13 +270,13 @@
 	netdev_dbg(dev->net, "asix_write_cmd_async() cmd=0x%02x value=0x%04x index=0x%04x size=%d\n",
 		   cmd, value, index, size);
 
-	urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_NOIO);
 	if (!urb) {
 		netdev_err(dev->net, "Error allocating URB in write_cmd_async!\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
-	req = kmalloc(sizeof(struct usb_ctrlrequest), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	req = kmalloc(sizeof(struct usb_ctrlrequest), GFP_NOIO);
 	if (!req) {
 		netdev_err(dev->net, "Failed to allocate memory for control request\n");
 		usb_free_urb(urb);
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
 			     (void *)req, data, size,
 			     asix_async_cmd_callback, req);
 
-	status = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	status = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_NOIO);
 	if (status < 0) {
 		netdev_err(dev->net, "Error submitting the control message: status=%d\n",
 			   status);
@@ -1051,6 +1051,9 @@
 		dbg("Write IPG,IPG1,IPG2 failed: %d", ret);
 		goto out;
 	}
+	
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(dev->net->dev_addr))
+		random_ether_addr(dev->net->dev_addr);
 
 	/* Rewrite MAC address */
 	memcpy(data->mac_addr, dev->net->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);