netdev - [PATCH net] r8169: fix mac address change

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Date:   Mon, 2 Jul 2018 22:49:35 +0200
From:   Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Corinna Vinschen <vinschen@...hat.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject:  [PATCH net] r8169: fix mac address change

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>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index f80ac894..a390db27 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -7607,6 +7607,7 @@ static int rtl_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		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;
 
-- 
2.18.0