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linux/drivers/net/macvlan.c
Matteo Croce 2ef6e0fe38 macvlan: return correct error value
[ Upstream commit 59f997b088 ]

A MAC address must be unique among all the macvlan devices with the same
lower device. The only exception is the passthru [sic] mode,
which shares the lower device address.

When duplicate addresses are detected, EBUSY is returned when bringing
the interface up:

    # ip link add macvlan0 link eth0 type macvlan
    # read addr </sys/class/net/eth0/address
    # ip link set macvlan0 address $addr
    # ip link set macvlan0 up
    RTNETLINK answers: Device or resource busy

Use correct error code which is EADDRINUSE, and do the check also
earlier, on address change:

    # ip link set macvlan0 address $addr
    RTNETLINK answers: Address already in use

Signed-off-by: Matteo Croce <mcroce@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
2018-12-21 14:15:20 +01:00

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