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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c6
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
index c58996c1e230..fe8e21ad8ed9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
@@ -494,6 +494,9 @@ static const struct net_device_ops xenvif_netdev_ops = {
struct xenvif *xenvif_alloc(struct device *parent, domid_t domid,
unsigned int handle)
{
+ static const u8 dummy_addr[ETH_ALEN] = {
+ 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+ };
int err;
struct net_device *dev;
struct xenvif *vif;
@@ -551,8 +554,7 @@ struct xenvif *xenvif_alloc(struct device *parent, domid_t domid,
* stolen by an Ethernet bridge for STP purposes.
* (FE:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF)
*/
- eth_broadcast_addr(dev->dev_addr);
- dev->dev_addr[0] &= ~0x01;
+ eth_hw_addr_set(dev, dummy_addr);
netif_carrier_off(dev);