+static int smsc911x_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
+{
+ struct smsc911x_data *pdata = netdev_priv(dev);
+ struct sockaddr *addr = p;
+
+ /* On older hardware revisions we cannot change the mac address
+ * registers while receiving data. Newer devices can safely change
+ * this at any time. */
+ if (pdata->generation <= 1 && netif_running(dev))
+ return -EBUSY;
+
+ if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
+ return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+
+ memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+
+ spin_lock_irq(&pdata->mac_lock);
+ smsc911x_set_hw_mac_address(pdata, dev->dev_addr);
+ spin_unlock_irq(&pdata->mac_lock);
+
+ dev_info(&dev->dev, "MAC Address: %pM\n", dev->dev_addr);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+