[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/3] ethdev: fix MAC changes when live change not supported

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 8/24/2018 12:15 PM, Alejandro Lucero wrote:
> Current code assumes a MAC change can occur when the port has been
> started. In fact, there are some NICs which require this port state
> for being successful, but other NICs not always support MAC change
> in that case.
> 
> This patch supports a new device flag for a device advertising this
> limitation, and if the flag is set, the MAC is changed before the
> port starts.
> 
> Fixes: af75078fece3 ("first public release")
> Cc: stable at dpdk.org

And this looks like behavior change, controlled with a new flag. Do you thinks
is this fix or should be really backported stable trees?