Copying the dev_addr from a parent device is an operation common to a number of drivers. The addr_assign_type should be updated accordingly, either by reusing the value from the source device or explicitly indicating that the address is stolen by setting addr_assign_type to NET_ADDR_STOLEN. This patch set adds a helper copying both the dev_addr and the addr_assign_type, and use this helper in drivers which don't currently set the addr_assign_type. Using NET_ADDR_STOLEN might be more appropriate in some of these cases. Please let me know, and I'll update the patch accordingly. Bjørn Mork (10): net: etherdevice: add address inherit helper net: vlan: inherit addr_assign_type along with dev_addr net: dsa: inherit addr_assign_type along with dev_addr net: macvlan: inherit addr_assign_type along with dev_addr net: team: inherit addr_assign_type along with dev_addr net: airo: inherit addr_assign_type along with dev_addr net: hostap: inherit addr_assign_type along with dev_addr net: libertas: inherit addr_assign_type along with dev_addr staging: vt6655: inherit addr_assign_type along with dev_addr staging: vt6656: inherit addr_assign_type along with dev_addr drivers/net/macvlan.c | 2 +- drivers/net/team/team.c | 2 +- drivers/net/wireless/airo.c | 2 +- drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_hw.c | 2 +- drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_main.c | 2 +- drivers/net/wireless/libertas/mesh.c | 2 +- drivers/staging/vt6655/hostap.c | 2 +- drivers/staging/vt6655/ioctl.c | 2 +- drivers/staging/vt6655/wpactl.c | 2 +- drivers/staging/vt6656/hostap.c | 2 +- include/linux/etherdevice.h | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ net/8021q/vlan_dev.c | 2 +- net/dsa/slave.c | 2 +- 13 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) -- 1.7.10.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html