netdev - [PATCH] veth: allow changing the mac address while interface is up

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Date:	Wed, 31 Oct 2012 03:22:01 +0100
From:	Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] veth: allow changing the mac address while interface is up

Signed-off-by: Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
---
 drivers/net/veth.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/veth.c b/drivers/net/veth.c
index 5852361..9f87718 100644
--- a/drivers/net/veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/veth.c
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ static void veth_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	ether_setup(dev);
 
 	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_LIVE_ADDR_CHANGE;
 
 	dev->netdev_ops = &veth_netdev_ops;
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &veth_ethtool_ops;

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