qlge: Bonding fix for mode 6.
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>
diff --git a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
index e2ee47d..7692299 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
@@ -3951,9 +3951,6 @@
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);