netdev - Re: [patch net-next] virtio_net: allow to change mac when iface is running

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Date:	Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:30:46 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jpirko@...hat.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, rusty@...tcorp.com.au, mst@...hat.com,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, brouer@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next] virtio_net: allow to change mac when iface is
 running

From: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:27:46 +0200

> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>

Applied, but this seriously makes eth_mac_addr() completely useless.

Technically, every eth_mac_addr() user in a software/virtual device
should behave the way virtio_net does now.

It therefore probably makes sense to add a boolean arg which when true
elides the netif_running() check then fixup and audit every caller.
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