examples: check status of getting MAC address

[dpdk.git] / examples / ipv4_multicast / main.c

diff --git a/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c b/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c
index 7389bee..464b546 100644 (file)
--- a/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c
+++ b/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c
@@ -739,7 +739,12 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
                                 "Cannot adjust number of descriptors: err=%d, port=%d\n",
                                 ret, portid);
 
-               rte_eth_macaddr_get(portid, &ports_eth_addr[portid]);
+               ret = rte_eth_macaddr_get(portid, &ports_eth_addr[portid]);
+               if (ret < 0)
+                       rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+                                "Cannot get MAC address: err=%d, port=%d\n",
+                                ret, portid);
+
                print_ethaddr(" Address:", &ports_eth_addr[portid]);
                printf(", ");