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

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Date:   Tue, 03 Jul 2018 23:28:34 +0900 (KST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     hkallweit1@...il.com
Cc:     vinschen@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] r8169: fix mac address change

From: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2018 22:49:35 +0200

> 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>

Applied and queued up for -stable.