Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.7 050/108] net: wangxun: fix changing mac failed when running

From: Jakub Kicinski
Date: Tue Jan 16 2024 - 20:40:07 EST


On Tue, 16 Jan 2024 14:39:16 -0500 Sasha Levin wrote:
> in some bonding mode, service need to change mac when
> netif is running. Wangxun netdev add IFF_LIVE_ADDR_CHANGE
> priv_flag to support it.

Not really a fix, more of a feature ennoblement.
Let's drop it, we don't know what it may uncover.

We should probably start complaining when people use
the word "fix" for non-fixes :(