netdev - [PATCH] r8152: Set NET_ADDR_STOLEN if using passthru MAC

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Date: Wed,  5 Jun 2024 17:33:40 +0200
From: Milan Broz <gmazyland@...il.com>
To: linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	davem@...emloft.net,
	edumazet@...gle.com,
	kuba@...nel.org,
	pabeni@...hat.com,
	grundler@...omium.org,
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	hayeswang@...ltek.com,
	hkallweit1@...il.com,
	andrew@...n.ch,
	Milan Broz <gmazyland@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] r8152: Set NET_ADDR_STOLEN if using passthru MAC

Some docks support MAC pass-through - MAC address
is taken from another device.

Driver should indicate that with NET_ADDR_STOLEN flag.

This should help to avoid collisions if network interface
names are generated with MAC policy.

Reported and discussed here
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/33104

Signed-off-by: Milan Broz <gmazyland@...il.com>
---
 drivers/net/usb/r8152.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
index 19df1cd9f072..ea5c5be4a958 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
@@ -1774,6 +1774,7 @@ static int vendor_mac_passthru_addr_read(struct r8152 *tp, struct sockaddr *sa)
 		goto amacout;
 	}
 	memcpy(sa->sa_data, buf, 6);
+	tp->netdev->addr_assign_type = NET_ADDR_STOLEN;
 	netif_info(tp, probe, tp->netdev,
 		   "Using pass-thru MAC addr %pM\n", sa->sa_data);
 
-- 
2.45.1