| Message ID | 20180514181616.26797.73490.stgit@localhost6.localdomain6 |
|---|---|
| State | Accepted |
| Delegated to: | Jeff Kirsher |
| Headers | show |
| Series | do not reuse old MACs on VF reload | expand |
> -----Original Message----- > From: Intel-wired-lan [mailto:intel-wired-lan-bounces@osuosl.org] On > Behalf Of Emil Tantilov > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2018 11:16 AM > To: intel-wired-lan@lists.osuosl.org > Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH 2/2] ixgbevf: fix MAC address changes > through ixgbevf_set_mac() > > Set hw->mac.perm_addr in ixgbevf_set_mac() in order to avoid losing the > custom MAC on reset. This can happen in the following case: > > >ip link set $vf address $mac > >ethtool -r $vf > > Signed-off-by: Emil Tantilov <emil.s.tantilov@intel.com> > --- > drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c | 1 + > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) Tested-by: Andrew Bowers <andrewx.bowers@intel.com>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c index 9a939dc..0830411 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c @@ -4164,6 +4164,7 @@ static int ixgbevf_set_mac(struct net_device *netdev, void *p) return -EPERM; ether_addr_copy(hw->mac.addr, addr->sa_data); + ether_addr_copy(hw->mac.perm_addr, addr->sa_data); ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data); return 0;