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netlink/route: Support modifying IFLA_ADDRESS with RTM_NEWLINK

Description

netlink/route: Support modifying IFLA_ADDRESS with RTM_NEWLINK

Allows setting link-layer address (MAC) by specifying the IFLA_ADDRESS
attribute on RTM_NEWLINK requests.

Reviewed by: melifaro, obiwac, mckusick (mentor)
Approved by: melifaro, obiwac, mckusick (mentor)
Sponsored by: Google LLC (GSoC)
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D51922

Details

Provenance
saheedAuthored on Aug 23 2025, 7:09 PM
obiwacCommitted on Aug 23 2025, 7:11 PM
Reviewer
melifaro
Differential Revision
D51922: netlink/route: Support modifying IFLA_ADDRESS with RTM_NEWLINK
Parents
rG3068d706eabe: lua: Merge lua 5.4.8
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