Re: [PATCH 47/50] bridge: use dev_hw_addr_random() instead of random_ether_addr()
From: Stephen Hemminger <hidden>
Date: 2012-02-08 22:52:45
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On Wed, 8 Feb 2012 22:10:54 +0100 Danny Kukawka [off-list ref] wrote:
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Use dev_hw_addr_random() instead of calling random_ether_addr() to set addr_assign_type correctly to NET_ADDR_RANDOM. Reset the state to NET_ADDR_PERM as soon as the MAC get changed via .ndo_set_mac_address. Signed-off-by: Danny Kukawka <redacted> --- net/bridge/br_device.c | 6 +++++- 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)diff --git a/net/bridge/br_device.c b/net/bridge/br_device.c index 71773b0..a25ed22 100644 --- a/net/bridge/br_device.c +++ b/net/bridge/br_device.c@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@ static int br_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p) spin_lock_bh(&br->lock); if (compare_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data)) { memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN); + if (dev->addr_assign_type & NET_ADDR_RANDOM) { + /* set back to NET_ADDR_PERM */ + dev->addr_assign_type ^= NET_ADDR_RANDOM; + } br_fdb_change_mac_address(br, addr->sa_data); br_stp_change_bridge_id(br, addr->sa_data); }@@ -334,7 +338,7 @@ void br_dev_setup(struct net_device *dev) { struct net_bridge *br = netdev_priv(dev); - random_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr); + dev_hw_addr_random(dev, dev->dev_addr); ether_setup(dev); dev->netdev_ops = &br_netdev_ops;
You should do more than just mechanical change here. Go ahead and eliminate the private (BR_SET_MAC_ADDR) flag as well, since it would be redundant.