netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 1/3] net: add check for current MAC address in dev_set_mac

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Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2023 13:34:22 +0200
From: Simon Horman <simon.horman@...igine.com>
To: Piotr Gardocki <piotrx.gardocki@...el.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org,
	przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com, michal.swiatkowski@...ux.intel.com,
	pmenzel@...gen.mpg.de, kuba@...nel.org,
	maciej.fijalkowski@...el.com, anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com,
	aleksander.lobakin@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 1/3] net: add check for current MAC address
 in dev_set_mac_address

On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 04:53:00PM +0200, Piotr Gardocki wrote:
> In some cases it is possible for kernel to come with request
> to change primary MAC address to the address that is already
> set on the given interface.
> 
> Add proper check to return fast from the function in these cases.
> 
> An example of such case is adding an interface to bonding
> channel in balance-alb mode:
> modprobe bonding mode=balance-alb miimon=100 max_bonds=1
> ip link set bond0 up
> ifenslave bond0 <eth>
> 
> Signed-off-by: Piotr Gardocki <piotrx.gardocki@...el.com>

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <simon.horman@...igine.com>