kni: keep ethernet MAC address when interface goes up

[dpdk.git] / lib / librte_eal / linuxapp / kni / kni_net.c

diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
index e02edcb..3d2d246 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
@@ -69,15 +69,6 @@ kni_net_open(struct net_device *dev)
        struct rte_kni_request req;
        struct kni_dev *kni = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-       if (kni->lad_dev)
-               memcpy(dev->dev_addr, kni->lad_dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-       else
-               /*
-                * Generate random mac address. eth_random_addr() is the newer
-                * version of generating mac address in linux kernel.
-                */
-               random_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr);
-
        netif_start_queue(dev);
 
        memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
@@ -175,7 +166,7 @@ kni_net_rx_normal(struct kni_dev *kni)
                        skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
 
                        /* Call netif interface */
-                       netif_rx(skb);
+                       netif_rx_ni(skb);
 
                        /* Update statistics */
                        kni->stats.rx_bytes += len;