netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: vrf: Fix operation not supported when set vrf mac

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Message-ID: <e758e1a7-c086-1200-d24b-349f79c2ccfe@cumulusnetworks.com>
Date:   Sat, 20 Apr 2019 08:42:30 -0600
From:   David Ahern <dsa@...ulusnetworks.com>
To:     linmiaohe <linmiaohe@...wei.com>, shrijeet@...il.com,
        davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Mingfangsen <mingfangsen@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: vrf: Fix operation not supported when set vrf mac

On 4/19/19 10:09 PM, linmiaohe wrote:
> From: Miaohe Lin <linmiaohe@...wei.com>
> 
> Vrf device is not able to change mac address now because lack of
> ndo_set_mac_address. Complete this in case some apps need to do
> this.
> 

mac on a VRF device is irrelevant so what is the point of allowing apps
to change it?