set_mac_address should not write to the SROM, as Michael noted.
The proper operations are:
probe time:
read MAC address from SROM
dev open (interface up):
write dev->dev_addr[] to RX filter (or identity) registers
EEPROM update support is available separately, via an ethtool sub-ioctl.
Jeff
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