struct sockaddr *addr = p;
        struct usbnet *dev = netdev_priv(net);
 
-       if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
+       if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data)) {
+               dev_err(&net->dev, "not setting invalid mac address %pM\n",
+                                                               addr->sa_data);
                return -EINVAL;
+       }
 
        memcpy(net->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, net->addr_len);
        __dm9601_set_mac_address(dev);
         */
        if (is_valid_ether_addr(mac))
                memcpy(dev->net->dev_addr, mac, ETH_ALEN);
-       else
+       else {
+               printk(KERN_WARNING
+                       "dm9601: No valid MAC address in EEPROM, using %pM\n",
+                       dev->net->dev_addr);
                __dm9601_set_mac_address(dev);
+       }
 
        /* power up phy */
        dm_write_reg(dev, DM_GPR_CTRL, 1);