linux-kernel - [PATCH 4.17 177/324] r8169: fix mac address change

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Message-Id: <20180823075005.070646860@linuxfoundation.org>
Date:   Thu, 23 Aug 2018 09:54:03 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, Corinna Vinschen <vinschen@...hat.com>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Sasha Levin <alexander.levin@...rosoft.com>
Subject: [PATCH 4.17 177/324] r8169: fix mac address change

4.17-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>

[ Upstream commit 2d0ec5440bef4a0a8858d52d45c31725540c3e74 ]

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@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
Tested-by: Corinna Vinschen <vinschen@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <alexander.levin@...rosoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c |    1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -8345,6 +8345,7 @@ static int rtl_init_one(struct pci_dev *
 		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;