Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] net/ncsi: change from ndo_set_mac_address to dev_set_mac_address

[Simon Horman]

On Wed, Jun 07, 2023 at 06:17:42PM +0300, Ivan Mikhaylov wrote:
> Change ndo_set_mac_address to dev_set_mac_address because
> dev_set_mac_address provides a way to notify network layer about MAC
> change. In other case, services may not aware about MAC change and keep
> using old one which set from network adapter driver.
> 
> As example, DHCP client from systemd do not update MAC address without
> notification from net subsystem which leads to the problem with acquiring
> the right address from DHCP server.
> 
> Fixes: cb10c7c0dfd9e ("net/ncsi: Add NCSI Broadcom OEM command")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # v6.0+ 2f38e84 net/ncsi: make one oem_gma function for all mfr id
> Signed-off-by: Paul Fertser <fercerpav@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Ivan Mikhaylov <fr0st61te@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <simon.horman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>