Re: [PATCH net] r8169: fix mac address change

[Corinna Vinschen <vinschen@redhat.com>]

On Jul  2 22:49, Heiner Kallweit wrote:
> Network core refuses to change mac address because flag
> IFF_LIVE_ADDR_CHANGE isn't set. Set this missing flag.
> 
> Fixes: 1f7aa2bc268e ("r8169: simplify rtl_set_mac_address")
> Reported-by: Corinna Vinschen <vinschen@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
> index f80ac894..a390db27 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
> @@ -7607,6 +7607,7 @@ static int rtl_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
>  		NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_RX;
>  	dev->vlan_features = NETIF_F_SG | NETIF_F_IP_CSUM | NETIF_F_TSO |
>  		NETIF_F_HIGHDMA;
> +	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_LIVE_ADDR_CHANGE;
>  
>  	tp->cp_cmd |= RxChkSum | RxVlan;
>  
> -- 
> 2.18.0

Tested-by: Corinna Vinschen <vinschen@redhat.com>

This patch allows to change the MAC any time, just as before
1f7aa2bc268e, and thus also fixes the problem reported in
https://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg510926.html


Thanks,
Corinna