From: Stefan Assmann <[email protected]> Both igbvf and ixgbevf should set addr_assign_type to NET_ADDR_RANDOM so udev creates persistent net rules by matching the device path. Do this by using the dev_hw_addr_random helper function.
Signed-off-by: Stefan Assmann <[email protected]> --- drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c | 2 +- drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c | 2 +- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c b/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c index 5e2b2a8..048595b 100644 --- a/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c +++ b/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c @@ -2751,7 +2751,7 @@ static int __devinit igbvf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, dev_info(&pdev->dev, "PF still in reset state, assigning new address." " Is the PF interface up?\n"); - random_ether_addr(hw->mac.addr); + dev_hw_addr_random(adapter->netdev, hw->mac.addr); } else { err = hw->mac.ops.read_mac_addr(hw); if (err) { diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c index af49135..4867440 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c @@ -2229,7 +2229,7 @@ static int __devinit ixgbevf_sw_init(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter) if (err) { dev_info(&pdev->dev, "PF still in reset state, assigning new address\n"); - random_ether_addr(hw->mac.addr); + dev_hw_addr_random(adapter->netdev, hw->mac.addr); } else { err = hw->mac.ops.init_hw(hw); if (err) { -- 1.6.5.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;226879339;13503038;l? http://clk.atdmt.com/CRS/go/247765532/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ E1000-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit http://communities.intel.com/community/wired
