netdev - Re: [PATCH 3/3] smsc911x: allow setting of mac address

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Date:	Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:59:52 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	steve.glendinning@...c.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, ian.saturley@...c.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] smsc911x: allow setting of mac address

From: Steve Glendinning <steve.glendinning@...c.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:24:46 +0000

> This patch replaces the generic eth_mac_addr function with one that
> also updates the hardware mac address registers.  It also renames the
> existing smsc911x_set_mac_address function to
> smsc911x_hw_set_mac_address for clarity.
> 
> Newer LAN911x and all LAN921x devices also support changing the mac
> address while the device is running, which is useful for some bonding
> modes.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Steve Glendinning <steve.glendinning@...c.com>

Applied.
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