From 2d0ec5440bef4a0a8858d52d45c31725540c3e74 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Heiner Kallweit Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2018 22:49:35 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] 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 Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit Tested-by: Corinna Vinschen Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- 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 f4cae2be0fda..a3f69901ac87 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c @@ -7789,6 +7789,7 @@ 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; -- 2.39.5