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 <danny.kukawka@xxxxxxxxx> --- 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; -- 1.7.7.3 _______________________________________________ Bridge mailing list Bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bridge