Allow MAC address to be changed even if device is not up. Signed-off-by: Ron Mercer <ron.mercer@qlogic.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
@@ -3951,9 +3951,6 @@ static int qlge_set_mac_address(struct net_device *ndev, void *p)
struct sockaddr *addr = p;
int status;
- if (netif_running(ndev))
- return -EBUSY;
-
if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ndev->addr_len);