netdev - [PATCH] tun: allow setting ethernet addresss while running

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Message-Id: <1355188560-8388-1-git-send-email-shemminger@vyatta.com>
Date:	Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:16:00 -0800
From:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
To:	davem@...emloft.net
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, jasowang@...hat.com,
	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Subject: [PATCH] tun: allow setting ethernet addresss while running

This is a pure software device, and ok with live address change.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
---
 drivers/net/tun.c |    1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index 14a0454..2ac2164 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -849,6 +849,7 @@ static void tun_net_init(struct net_device *dev)
 		/* Ethernet TAP Device */
 		ether_setup(dev);
 		dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+		dev->priv_flags |= IFF_LIVE_ADDR_CHANGE;
 
 		eth_hw_addr_random(dev);
 
-- 
1.7.10.4

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