Use netdev->dev_addr write helpers (part 1)

index 79e55421cfb1..1a5d1e8eb4c8 100644
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static struct net_device * __init nfeth_probe(int unit)
 	dev->irq = nfEtherIRQ;
 	dev->netdev_ops = &nfeth_netdev_ops;
 
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, mac, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, mac);
 
 	priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	priv->ethX = unit;

index 4986226a5ab2..8b806d305948 100644
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ static int iss_net_set_mac(struct net_device *dev, void *addr)
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(hwaddr->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 	spin_lock_bh(&lp->lock);
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, hwaddr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, hwaddr->sa_data);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&lp->lock);
 	return 0;
 }

index 382bebc2420d..479d2835a220 100644
@@ -2536,7 +2536,7 @@ static int netvsc_probe(struct hv_device *dev,
 		goto rndis_failed;
 	}
 
-	memcpy(net->dev_addr, device_info->mac_adr, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(net, device_info->mac_adr);
 
 	/* We must get rtnl lock before scheduling nvdev->subchan_work,
 	 * otherwise netvsc_subchan_work() can get rtnl lock first and wait

index c0b21a5580d5..cca4a00f1c51 100644
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ int ipvlan_link_new(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	 * world but keep using the physical-dev address for the outgoing
 	 * packets.
 	 */
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, phy_dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, phy_dev->dev_addr);
 
 	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_NO_RX_HANDLER;
 

index 35f46ad040b0..63563edfd4a6 100644
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static void macvlan_hash_change_addr(struct macvlan_dev *vlan,
 	/* Now that we are unhashed it is safe to change the device
 	 * address without confusing packet delivery.
 	 */
-	memcpy(vlan->dev->dev_addr, addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(vlan->dev, addr);
 	macvlan_hash_add(vlan);
 }
 

index ba55851fe132..75204d36d7f9 100644
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ void br_stp_change_bridge_id(struct net_bridge *br, const unsigned char *addr)
 
 	memcpy(oldaddr, br->bridge_id.addr, ETH_ALEN);
 	memcpy(br->bridge_id.addr, addr, ETH_ALEN);
-	memcpy(br->dev->dev_addr, addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(br->dev, addr);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(p, &br->port_list, list) {
 		if (ether_addr_equal(p->designated_bridge.addr, oldaddr))

index 6c6bdd5913ec..b3e612b18abd 100644
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ static int ax_init_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 			for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
 				SA_prom[i] = SA_prom[i+i];
 
-		memcpy(dev->dev_addr, SA_prom, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(dev, SA_prom);
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_AX88796_93CX6

@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ static int ax_init_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 				       (__le16 __force *)mac_addr,
 				       sizeof(mac_addr) >> 1);
 
-		memcpy(dev->dev_addr, mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(dev, mac_addr);
 	}
 #endif
 	if (ax->plat->wordlength == 2) {

@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ static int ax_init_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	if ((ax->plat->flags & AXFLG_MAC_FROMPLATFORM) &&
 	    ax->plat->mac_addr)
-		memcpy(dev->dev_addr, ax->plat->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(dev, ax->plat->mac_addr);
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr)) {
 		eth_hw_addr_random(dev);

index 037baea1c738..40b8138349b7 100644
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static int emac_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 	if (netif_running(dev))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr->sa_data);
 
 	writel(dev->dev_addr[0] << 16 | dev->dev_addr[1] << 8 | dev->
 	       dev_addr[2], db->membase + EMAC_MAC_A1_REG);

index 9d2f49fd945e..515e1f279da5 100644
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ static unsigned long __init lance_probe1( struct net_device *dev,
 	switch( lp->cardtype ) {
 	  case OLD_RIEBL:
 		/* No ethernet address! (Set some default address) */
-		memcpy(dev->dev_addr, OldRieblDefHwaddr, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(dev, OldRieblDefHwaddr);
 		break;
 	  case NEW_RIEBL:
 		lp->memcpy_f(dev->dev_addr, RIEBL_HWADDR_ADDR, ETH_ALEN);

index 9c1636222b99..c6f003975621 100644
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ static int au1000_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		aup->phy1_search_mac0 = 1;
 	} else {
 		if (is_valid_ether_addr(pd->mac)) {
-			memcpy(dev->dev_addr, pd->mac, ETH_ALEN);
+			eth_hw_addr_set(dev, pd->mac);
 		} else {
 			/* Set a random MAC since no valid provided by platform_data. */
 			eth_hw_addr_random(dev);

index 4019cab87505..2c07d15c8dfe 100644
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ static int nmclan_config(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 	  kfree(buf);
 	  goto failed;
   }
-  memcpy(dev->dev_addr, buf, ETH_ALEN);
+  eth_hw_addr_set(dev, buf);
   kfree(buf);
 
   /* Verify configuration by reading the MACE ID. */

index 70d76fdb9f56..820baa2604ac 100644
@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@ pcnet32_probe1(unsigned long ioaddr, int shared, struct pci_dev *pdev)
 				pr_cont(" warning: CSR address invalid,\n");
 				pr_info("    using instead PROM address of");
 			}
-			memcpy(dev->dev_addr, promaddr, ETH_ALEN);
+			eth_hw_addr_set(dev, promaddr);
 		}
 	}
 

index 4ea157efca86..cf5903ac792b 100644
@@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@ static int alx_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	}
 
 	memcpy(hw->mac_addr, hw->perm_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, hw->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, hw->mac_addr);
 	memcpy(netdev->perm_addr, hw->perm_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 
 	hw->mdio.prtad = 0;

index 38b465452902..20f439aaac1a 100644
@@ -2171,7 +2171,7 @@ static int b44_get_invariants(struct b44 *bp)
 	 * valid PHY address. */
 	bp->phy_addr &= 0x1F;
 
-	memcpy(bp->dev->dev_addr, addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(bp->dev, addr);
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(&bp->dev->dev_addr[0])){
 		pr_err("Invalid MAC address found in EEPROM\n");

index d56886300ecf..a568994a03a6 100644
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ static int bcm_enet_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 	u32 val;
 
 	priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr->sa_data);
 
 	/* use perfect match register 0 to store my mac address */
 	val = (dev->dev_addr[2] << 24) | (dev->dev_addr[3] << 16) |

@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ static int bcm_enet_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	pd = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
 	if (pd) {
-		memcpy(dev->dev_addr, pd->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(dev, pd->mac_addr);
 		priv->has_phy = pd->has_phy;
 		priv->phy_id = pd->phy_id;
 		priv->has_phy_interrupt = pd->has_phy_interrupt;

@@ -2665,7 +2665,7 @@ static int bcm_enetsw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	pd = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
 	if (pd) {
-		memcpy(dev->dev_addr, pd->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(dev, pd->mac_addr);
 		memcpy(priv->used_ports, pd->used_ports,
 		       sizeof(pd->used_ports));
 		priv->num_ports = pd->num_ports;

index 8c83973adca5..b1d7076e4c9a 100644
@@ -8574,7 +8574,7 @@ bnx2_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (is_kdump_kernel())
 		bnx2_wait_dma_complete(bp);
 
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, bp->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, bp->mac_addr);
 
 	dev->hw_features = NETIF_F_IP_CSUM | NETIF_F_SG |
 		NETIF_F_TSO | NETIF_F_TSO_ECN |

index ae87296ae1ff..ef49e38ae027 100644
@@ -11790,7 +11790,7 @@ static void bnx2x_get_cnic_mac_hwinfo(struct bnx2x *bp)
 		 * as the SAN mac was copied from the primary MAC.
 		 */
 		if (IS_MF_FCOE_AFEX(bp))
-			memcpy(bp->dev->dev_addr, fip_mac, ETH_ALEN);
+			eth_hw_addr_set(bp->dev, fip_mac);
 	} else {
 		val2 = SHMEM_RD(bp, dev_info.port_hw_config[port].
 				iscsi_mac_upper);

index 6fbf735fca31..74a8931ce1d1 100644
@@ -3058,7 +3058,7 @@ enum sample_bulletin_result bnx2x_sample_bulletin(struct bnx2x *bp)
 	if (bulletin->valid_bitmap & 1 << MAC_ADDR_VALID &&
 	    !ether_addr_equal(bulletin->mac, bp->old_bulletin.mac)) {
 		/* update new mac to net device */
-		memcpy(bp->dev->dev_addr, bulletin->mac, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(bp->dev, bulletin->mac);
 	}
 
 	if (bulletin->valid_bitmap & (1 << LINK_VALID)) {

index ea0e9394f898..7c96f943c6f3 100644
@@ -384,9 +384,8 @@ int bnx2x_vfpf_acquire(struct bnx2x *bp, u8 tx_count, u8 rx_count)
 		sizeof(bp->fw_ver));
 
 	if (is_valid_ether_addr(bp->acquire_resp.resc.current_mac_addr))
-		memcpy(bp->dev->dev_addr,
-		       bp->acquire_resp.resc.current_mac_addr,
-		       ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(bp->dev,
+				bp->acquire_resp.resc.current_mac_addr);
 
 out:
 	bnx2x_vfpf_finalize(bp, &req->first_tlv);

@@ -767,7 +766,7 @@ int bnx2x_vfpf_config_mac(struct bnx2x *bp, u8 *addr, u8 vf_qid, bool set)
 		   "vfpf SET MAC failed. Check bulletin board for new posts\n");
 
 		/* copy mac from bulletin to device */
-		memcpy(bp->dev->dev_addr, bulletin.mac, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(bp->dev, bulletin.mac);
 
 		/* check if bulletin board was updated */
 		if (bnx2x_sample_bulletin(bp) == PFVF_BULLETIN_UPDATED) {

index 0fba01db336c..50c975bb7c49 100644
@@ -13103,7 +13103,7 @@ static int bnxt_init_mac_addr(struct bnxt *bp)
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	if (BNXT_PF(bp)) {
-		memcpy(bp->dev->dev_addr, bp->pf.mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(bp->dev, bp->pf.mac_addr);
 	} else {
 #ifdef CONFIG_BNXT_SRIOV
 		struct bnxt_vf_info *vf = &bp->vf;

@@ -13111,7 +13111,7 @@ static int bnxt_init_mac_addr(struct bnxt *bp)
 
 		if (is_valid_ether_addr(vf->mac_addr)) {
 			/* overwrite netdev dev_addr with admin VF MAC */
-			memcpy(bp->dev->dev_addr, vf->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+			eth_hw_addr_set(bp->dev, vf->mac_addr);
 			/* Older PF driver or firmware may not approve this
 			 * correctly.
 			 */

index 70d8ca3039dc..d4ebc5d710ba 100644
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@ void bnxt_update_vf_mac(struct bnxt *bp)
 
 	/* overwrite netdev dev_addr with admin VF MAC */
 	if (is_valid_ether_addr(bp->vf.mac_addr))
-		memcpy(bp->dev->dev_addr, bp->vf.mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(bp->dev, bp->vf.mac_addr);
 update_vf_mac_exit:
 	hwrm_req_drop(bp, req);
 	if (inform_pf)

index 072fac5f5d24..21ba6e893072 100644
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ static struct net_device *ep93xx_dev_alloc(struct ep93xx_eth_data *data)
 	if (dev == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, data->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, data->dev_addr);
 
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &ep93xx_ethtool_ops;
 	dev->netdev_ops = &ep93xx_netdev_ops;

index 6324e80960c3..84251b85fc93 100644
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ static int set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *addr)
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(saddr->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, saddr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, saddr->sa_data);
 	netdev_info(dev, "Setting MAC address to %pM\n", dev->dev_addr);
 
 	/* set the Ethernet address */

index 6e745ca4c433..bcbe73374666 100644
@@ -1889,7 +1889,7 @@ static int gmac_set_mac_address(struct net_device *netdev, void *addr)
 {
 	struct sockaddr *sa = addr;
 
-	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, sa->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, sa->sa_data);
 	gmac_write_mac_address(netdev);
 
 	return 0;

index e842de6f6635..e13dd53a8b3b 100644
@@ -1670,7 +1670,7 @@ dm9000_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(ndev->dev_addr) && pdata != NULL) {
 		mac_src = "platform data";
-		memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, pdata->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, pdata->dev_addr);
 	}
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(ndev->dev_addr)) {

index fcedd733bacb..1ba6452c0683 100644
@@ -1609,7 +1609,7 @@ static int tulip_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 #if defined(CONFIG_SPARC)
 		addr = of_get_property(dp, "local-mac-address", &len);
 		if (addr && len == ETH_ALEN)
-			memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr, ETH_ALEN);
+			eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr);
 #endif
 #if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)	/* Patch up x86 BIOS bug. */
 		if (last_irq)

index c36d186dffed..194b0812f7f6 100644
@@ -1611,7 +1611,7 @@ static int sundance_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *data)
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr->sa_data);
 	__set_mac_addr(dev);
 
 	return 0;

index 361c1c87c183..0fb36d50c42b 100644
@@ -4599,7 +4599,7 @@ static int be_mac_setup(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 		if (status)
 			return status;
 
-		memcpy(adapter->netdev->dev_addr, mac, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(adapter->netdev, mac);
 		memcpy(adapter->netdev->perm_addr, mac, ETH_ALEN);
 
 		/* Initial MAC for BE3 VFs is already programmed by PF */

index 0064ebdaf4b4..c5bd27db708a 100644
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ static int ethoc_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr->sa_data);
 	ethoc_do_set_mac_address(dev);
 	return 0;
 }

index ec87b370bba1..a8280005b50b 100644
@@ -1768,7 +1768,7 @@ static int fec_get_mac(struct net_device *ndev)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, iap, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, iap);
 
 	/* Adjust MAC if using macaddr */
 	if (iap == macaddr)

index 9965e8d5d0a9..6414e922cf8c 100644
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ static int hinic_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *netdev, void *addr)
 
 	err = change_mac_addr(netdev, new_mac);
 	if (!err)
-		memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, new_mac, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, new_mac);
 
 	return err;
 }

index d5df131b183c..323ed40d7d1c 100644
@@ -2986,7 +2986,7 @@ static struct ehea_port *ehea_setup_single_port(struct ehea_adapter *adapter,
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, port_dev);
 
 	/* initialize net_device structure */
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, &port->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, &port->mac_addr);
 
 	dev->netdev_ops = &ehea_netdev_ops;
 	ehea_set_ethtool_ops(dev);

index 3aedb680adb8..42d374cef664 100644
@@ -1720,7 +1720,7 @@ static int ibmveth_probe(struct vio_dev *dev, const struct vio_device_id *id)
 	netdev->min_mtu = IBMVETH_MIN_MTU;
 	netdev->max_mtu = ETH_MAX_MTU - IBMVETH_BUFF_OH;
 
-	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, mac_addr_p, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, mac_addr_p);
 
 	if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_CMO))
 		memcpy(pool_count, pool_count_cmo, sizeof(pool_count));

index 1bdc4f23e1e5..3ecee2058a40 100644
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ jme_load_macaddr(struct net_device *netdev)
 	val = jread32(jme, JME_RXUMA_HI);
 	macaddr[4] = (val >>  0) & 0xFF;
 	macaddr[5] = (val >>  8) & 0xFF;
-	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, macaddr, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, macaddr);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&jme->macaddr_lock);
 }
 

index 28d5ad296646..654ec25e6705 100644
@@ -1919,7 +1919,7 @@ static int mv643xx_eth_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *addr)
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(sa->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, sa->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, sa->sa_data);
 
 	netif_addr_lock_bh(dev);
 	mv643xx_eth_program_unicast_filter(dev);

@@ -2926,7 +2926,7 @@ static void set_params(struct mv643xx_eth_private *mp,
 	unsigned int tx_ring_size;
 
 	if (is_valid_ether_addr(pd->mac_addr))
-		memcpy(dev->dev_addr, pd->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(dev, pd->mac_addr);
 	else
 		uc_addr_get(mp, dev->dev_addr);
 

index 9d460a270601..1ee9fb8cbc1b 100644
@@ -5249,7 +5249,7 @@ static int mvneta_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		mvneta_get_mac_addr(pp, hw_mac_addr);
 		if (is_valid_ether_addr(hw_mac_addr)) {
 			mac_from = "hardware";
-			memcpy(dev->dev_addr, hw_mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+			eth_hw_addr_set(dev, hw_mac_addr);
 		} else {
 			mac_from = "random";
 			eth_hw_addr_random(dev);

index fab53c9b8380..eada23217010 100644
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ static int pxa168_eth_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *addr)
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(sa->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 	memcpy(oldMac, dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, sa->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, sa->sa_data);
 
 	mac_h = dev->dev_addr[0] << 24;
 	mac_h |= dev->dev_addr[1] << 16;

index 051dd3fb5b03..ac48dcca268c 100644
@@ -3459,7 +3459,7 @@ static int skge_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr->sa_data);
 
 	if (!netif_running(dev)) {
 		memcpy_toio(hw->regs + B2_MAC_1 + port*8, dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);

index 3cb9c1271328..ce131cfd93ac 100644
@@ -3817,7 +3817,7 @@ static int sky2_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr->sa_data);
 	memcpy_toio(hw->regs + B2_MAC_1 + port * 8,
 		    dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 	memcpy_toio(hw->regs + B2_MAC_2 + port * 8,

index 8af7f2827322..ac480dc79bc1 100644
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ static int mlx4_en_set_mac(struct net_device *dev, void *addr)
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, saddr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, saddr->sa_data);
 	mlx4_en_update_user_mac(priv, new_mac);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&mdev->state_lock);

index a6db1a8156e1..0613528efdae 100644
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ static int ks8851_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *addr)
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(sa->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, sa->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, sa->sa_data);
 	return ks8851_write_mac_addr(dev);
 }
 

index a0ee155f9f51..a1f7f45b9d08 100644
@@ -5581,7 +5581,7 @@ static int netdev_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *addr)
 		memcpy(hw->override_addr, mac->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
 	}
 
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, mac->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, mac->sa_data);
 
 	interrupt = hw_block_intr(hw);
 

@@ -7005,10 +7005,9 @@ static int pcidev_init(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 		dev->mem_end = dev->mem_start + reg_len - 1;
 		dev->irq = pdev->irq;
 		if (MAIN_PORT == i)
-			memcpy(dev->dev_addr, hw_priv->hw.override_addr,
-			       ETH_ALEN);
+			eth_hw_addr_set(dev, hw_priv->hw.override_addr);
 		else {
-			memcpy(dev->dev_addr, sw->other_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+			eth_hw_addr_set(dev, sw->other_addr);
 			if (ether_addr_equal(sw->other_addr, hw->override_addr))
 				dev->dev_addr[5] += port->first_port;
 		}

index e54b9fb2a97a..8ef3868d7d68 100644
@@ -1704,7 +1704,7 @@ int ocelot_probe_port(struct ocelot *ocelot, int port, struct regmap *target,
 		NETIF_F_HW_TC;
 	dev->features |= NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_FILTER | NETIF_F_HW_TC;
 
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, ocelot->base_mac, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, ocelot->base_mac);
 	dev->dev_addr[ETH_ALEN - 1] += port;
 	ocelot_mact_learn(ocelot, PGID_CPU, dev->dev_addr,
 			  ocelot_port->pvid_vlan.vid, ENTRYTYPE_LOCKED);

index c1a75b08ced7..32760f87bf8a 100644
@@ -3022,7 +3022,7 @@ static int myri10ge_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *addr)
 	}
 
 	/* change the dev structure */
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, sa->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, sa->sa_data);
 	return 0;
 }
 

index df4a3f3da83a..f3ee51bf0e56 100644
@@ -4663,7 +4663,7 @@ vxge_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *pre)
 
 	/* Store the fw version for ethttool option */
 	strcpy(vdev->fw_version, ll_config->device_hw_info.fw_version.version);
-	memcpy(vdev->ndev->dev_addr, (u8 *)vdev->vpaths[0].macaddr, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(vdev->ndev, (u8 *)vdev->vpaths[0].macaddr);
 
 	/* Copy the station mac address to the list */
 	for (i = 0; i < vdev->no_of_vpath; i++) {

index ef3fb4cc90af..3f269f914dac 100644
@@ -3175,7 +3175,7 @@ static int nv_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *addr)
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
 	/* synchronized against open : rtnl_lock() held by caller */
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, macaddr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, macaddr->sa_data);
 
 	if (netif_running(dev)) {
 		netif_tx_lock_bh(dev);

index d29fe562b3de..11ce9fe435ba 100644
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ static int lpc_set_mac_address(struct net_device *ndev, void *p)
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
-	memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, addr->sa_data);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&pldat->lock, flags);
 

index 75960a29f80e..73996f47b1e4 100644
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ int qlcnic_read_mac_addr(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, mac_addr);
 	memcpy(adapter->mac_addr, netdev->dev_addr, netdev->addr_len);
 
 	/* set station address */

index 1374faa229a2..0a7d23df45f2 100644
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ static void update_mac_address(struct net_device *ndev)
 static void read_mac_address(struct net_device *ndev, unsigned char *mac)
 {
 	if (mac[0] || mac[1] || mac[2] || mac[3] || mac[4] || mac[5]) {
-		memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, mac, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, mac);
 	} else {
 		u32 mahr = sh_eth_read(ndev, MAHR);
 		u32 malr = sh_eth_read(ndev, MALR);

index 37ff25a84030..16f7410bb714 100644
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ static int sgiseeq_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	setup_rx_ring(dev, sp->rx_desc, SEEQ_RX_BUFFERS);
 	setup_tx_ring(dev, sp->tx_desc, SEEQ_TX_BUFFERS);
 
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, pd->mac, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, pd->mac);
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	gpriv = sp;

index 518268ce2064..6aa81229b68a 100644
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ int ef100_probe_pf(struct efx_nic *efx)
 	if (rc)
 		goto fail;
 	/* Assign MAC address */
-	memcpy(net_dev->dev_addr, net_dev->perm_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(net_dev, net_dev->perm_addr);
 	memcpy(nic_data->port_id, net_dev->perm_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 
 	return 0;

index 062f7844c496..6220616937a7 100644
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ static int ioc3eth_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ioc3_mii_start(ip);
 	ioc3_ssram_disc(ip);
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, mac_addr);
 
 	/* The IOC3-specific entries in the device structure. */
 	dev->watchdog_timeo	= 5 * HZ;

index efce834d8ee6..6d850ea2b94c 100644
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ static int meth_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	dev->watchdog_timeo	= timeout;
 	dev->irq		= MACE_ETHERNET_IRQ;
 	dev->base_addr		= (unsigned long)&mace->eth;
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, o2meth_eaddr, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, o2meth_eaddr);
 
 	priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	priv->pdev = pdev;

index 199a97339280..d47308ace075 100644
@@ -1939,7 +1939,7 @@ static int smsc911x_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr->sa_data);
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&pdata->mac_lock);
 	smsc911x_set_hw_mac_address(pdata, dev->dev_addr);

@@ -2525,7 +2525,7 @@ static int smsc911x_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		SMSC_TRACE(pdata, probe,
 			   "MAC Address is specified by configuration");
 	} else if (is_valid_ether_addr(pdata->config.mac)) {
-		memcpy(dev->dev_addr, pdata->config.mac, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(dev, pdata->config.mac);
 		SMSC_TRACE(pdata, probe,
 			   "MAC Address specified by platform data");
 	} else {

index 0600a29ae451..4415226263e6 100644
@@ -6815,7 +6815,7 @@ int stmmac_dvr_probe(struct device *device,
 		priv->tx_irq[i] = res->tx_irq[i];
 
 	if (!is_zero_ether_addr(res->mac))
-		memcpy(priv->dev->dev_addr, res->mac, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(priv->dev, res->mac);
 
 	dev_set_drvdata(device, priv->dev);
 

index a68a01d1b2b1..825aca3c68fa 100644
@@ -6386,7 +6386,7 @@ static int niu_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr->sa_data);
 
 	if (!netif_running(dev))
 		return 0;

@@ -8344,7 +8344,7 @@ static void niu_pci_vpd_validate(struct niu *np)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, vpd->local_mac, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, vpd->local_mac);
 
 	val8 = dev->dev_addr[5];
 	dev->dev_addr[5] += np->port;

index d72018a60c0f..a5bda9b34fba 100644
@@ -2797,7 +2797,7 @@ static int gem_get_device_address(struct gem *gp)
 		return -1;
 #endif
 	}
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr);
 #else
 	get_gem_mac_nonobp(gp->pdev, gp->dev->dev_addr);
 #endif

index 62f81b0d14ed..fe5482b1872f 100644
@@ -2707,9 +2707,9 @@ static int happy_meal_sbus_probe_one(struct platform_device *op, int is_qfe)
 		addr = of_get_property(dp, "local-mac-address", &len);
 
 		if (qfe_slot != -1 && addr && len == ETH_ALEN)
-			memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr, ETH_ALEN);
+			eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr);
 		else
-			memcpy(dev->dev_addr, idprom->id_ethaddr, ETH_ALEN);
+			eth_hw_addr_set(dev, idprom->id_ethaddr);
 	}
 
 	hp = netdev_priv(dev);

@@ -3055,9 +3055,9 @@ static int happy_meal_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		    (addr = of_get_property(dp, "local-mac-address", &len))
 			!= NULL &&
 		    len == 6) {
-			memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr, ETH_ALEN);
+			eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr);
 		} else {
-			memcpy(dev->dev_addr, idprom->id_ethaddr, ETH_ALEN);
+			eth_hw_addr_set(dev, idprom->id_ethaddr);
 		}
 #else
 		get_hme_mac_nonsparc(pdev, &dev->dev_addr[0]);

index 577cd9753d8e..52b1053a0a77 100644
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ static int qec_ether_init(struct platform_device *op)
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, idprom->id_ethaddr, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, idprom->id_ethaddr);
 
 	qe = netdev_priv(dev);
 

index 66f7ddd9b1f9..33142d505fc8 100644
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ static int cpsw_ndo_set_mac_address(struct net_device *ndev, void *p)
 			   flags, vid);
 
 	memcpy(priv->mac_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
-	memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, priv->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, priv->mac_addr);
 	for_each_slave(priv, cpsw_set_slave_mac, priv);
 
 	pm_runtime_put(cpsw->dev);

@@ -1460,7 +1460,7 @@ static int cpsw_probe_dual_emac(struct cpsw_priv *priv)
 		dev_info(cpsw->dev, "cpsw: Random MACID = %pM\n",
 			 priv_sl2->mac_addr);
 	}
-	memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, priv_sl2->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, priv_sl2->mac_addr);
 
 	priv_sl2->emac_port = 1;
 	cpsw->slaves[1].ndev = ndev;

@@ -1639,7 +1639,7 @@ static int cpsw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		dev_info(dev, "Random MACID = %pM\n", priv->mac_addr);
 	}
 
-	memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, priv->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, priv->mac_addr);
 
 	cpsw->slaves[0].ndev = ndev;
 

index 55e652624bd7..1425623b868e 100644
@@ -1477,7 +1477,7 @@ int gelic_net_setup_netdev(struct net_device *netdev, struct gelic_card *card)
 			 __func__, status);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, &v1, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, &v1);
 
 	if (card->vlan_required) {
 		netdev->hard_header_len += VLAN_HLEN;

index 66d4e024d11e..f50f9a43d3ea 100644
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ spider_net_set_mac(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
-	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, addr->sa_data);
 
 	/* switch off GMACTPE and GMACRPE */
 	regvalue = spider_net_read_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GMACOPEMD);

index 52245ac60fc7..93453e5713b2 100644
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ static int tc35815_read_plat_dev_addr(struct net_device *dev)
 					    lp->pci_dev, tc35815_mac_match);
 	if (pd) {
 		if (pd->platform_data)
-			memcpy(dev->dev_addr, pd->platform_data, ETH_ALEN);
+			eth_hw_addr_set(dev, pd->platform_data);
 		put_device(pd);
 		return is_valid_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr) ? 0 : -ENODEV;
 	}

index f974e70a82e8..88fc65ed0017 100644
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ static int w5100_set_macaddr(struct net_device *ndev, void *addr)
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(sock_addr->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
-	memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, sock_addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, sock_addr->sa_data);
 	w5100_write_macaddr(priv);
 	return 0;
 }

@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ int w5100_probe(struct device *dev, const struct w5100_ops *ops,
 	INIT_WORK(&priv->restart_work, w5100_restart_work);
 
 	if (mac_addr)
-		memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, mac_addr);
 	else
 		eth_hw_addr_random(ndev);
 

index 46aae30c4636..402d5036f266 100644
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ static int w5300_set_macaddr(struct net_device *ndev, void *addr)
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(sock_addr->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
-	memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, sock_addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, sock_addr->sa_data);
 	w5300_write_macaddr(priv);
 	return 0;
 }

@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ static int w5300_hw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int ret;
 
 	if (data && is_valid_ether_addr(data->mac_addr)) {
-		memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, data->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, data->mac_addr);
 	} else {
 		eth_hw_addr_random(ndev);
 	}

index 463094ced104..e7065c9a8e38 100644
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ static void temac_do_set_mac_address(struct net_device *ndev)
 
 static int temac_init_mac_address(struct net_device *ndev, const void *address)
 {
-	memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, address, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, address);
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(ndev->dev_addr))
 		eth_hw_addr_random(ndev);
 	temac_do_set_mac_address(ndev);

@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ static int temac_set_mac_address(struct net_device *ndev, void *p)
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
-	memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, addr->sa_data);
 	temac_do_set_mac_address(ndev);
 	return 0;
 }

index 871b5ec3183d..0b7606987c1e 100644
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static void axienet_set_mac_address(struct net_device *ndev,
 	struct axienet_local *lp = netdev_priv(ndev);
 
 	if (address)
-		memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, address, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, address);
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(ndev->dev_addr))
 		eth_hw_addr_random(ndev);
 

index 931494cc1c39..3e5fd952aeaa 100644
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@ static int ixp4xx_eth_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	port->plat = plat;
 	npe_port_tab[NPE_ID(port->id)] = port;
-	memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, plat->hwaddr, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, plat->hwaddr);
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ndev);
 

index 73fce9467467..b57530c231a6 100644
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ void eth_commit_mac_addr_change(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 {
 	struct sockaddr *addr = p;
 
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr->sa_data);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(eth_commit_mac_addr_change);
 

index 38cda590895c..42ba4af68090 100644
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ int asix_set_mac_address(struct net_device *net, void *p)
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
-	memcpy(net->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(net, addr->sa_data);
 
 	/* We use the 20 byte dev->data
 	 * for our 6 byte mac buffer

index 30821f6a6d7a..4514d35ef4c4 100644
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static void asix_status(struct usbnet *dev, struct urb *urb)
 static void asix_set_netdev_dev_addr(struct usbnet *dev, u8 *addr)
 {
 	if (is_valid_ether_addr(addr)) {
-		memcpy(dev->net->dev_addr, addr, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(dev->net, addr);
 	} else {
 		netdev_info(dev->net, "invalid hw address, using random\n");
 		eth_hw_addr_random(dev->net);

index d9777d9a7c5d..3777c7e2e6fc 100644
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static int ax88172a_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 		ret = -EIO;
 		goto free;
 	}
-	memcpy(dev->net->dev_addr, buf, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev->net, buf);
 
 	dev->net->netdev_ops = &ax88172a_netdev_ops;
 	dev->net->ethtool_ops = &ax88172a_ethtool_ops;

index f25448a08870..5ed59d9dd631 100644
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ static int ax88179_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *net, void *p)
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
-	memcpy(net->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(net, addr->sa_data);
 
 	/* Set the MAC address */
 	ret = ax88179_write_cmd(dev, AX_ACCESS_MAC, AX_NODE_ID, ETH_ALEN,

@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ static void ax88179_get_mac_addr(struct usbnet *dev)
 	}
 
 	if (is_valid_ether_addr(mac)) {
-		memcpy(dev->net->dev_addr, mac, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(dev->net, mac);
 	} else {
 		netdev_info(dev->net, "invalid MAC address, using random\n");
 		eth_hw_addr_random(dev->net);

index 907f98b1eefe..f4b03202472d 100644
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static int dm9601_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 	 * Overwrite the auto-generated address only with good ones.
 	 */
 	if (is_valid_ether_addr(mac))
-		memcpy(dev->net->dev_addr, mac, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(dev->net, mac);
 	else {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING
 			"dm9601: No valid MAC address in EEPROM, using %pM\n",

index 06e2181e5810..cd33955df0b6 100644
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ static int ipheth_get_macaddr(struct ipheth_device *dev)
 			__func__, retval);
 		retval = -EINVAL;
 	} else {
-		memcpy(net->dev_addr, dev->ctrl_buf, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(net, dev->ctrl_buf);
 		retval = 0;
 	}
 

index fc5895f85cee..9f2b70ef39aa 100644
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ kalmia_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 	if (status)
 		return status;
 
-	memcpy(dev->net->dev_addr, ethernet_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev->net, ethernet_addr);
 
 	return status;
 }

index 576401c8b1be..838f4e9e8b58 100644
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ static int sr_set_mac_address(struct net_device *net, void *p)
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
-	memcpy(net->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(net, addr->sa_data);
 
 	/* We use the 20 byte dev->data
 	 * for our 6 byte mac buffer

index cca4a00f1c51..1d2f4e7d7324 100644
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ static int ipvlan_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 
 	case NETDEV_CHANGEADDR:
 		list_for_each_entry(ipvlan, &port->ipvlans, pnode) {
-			ether_addr_copy(ipvlan->dev->dev_addr, dev->dev_addr);
+			eth_hw_addr_set(ipvlan->dev, dev->dev_addr);
 			call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEADDR, ipvlan->dev);
 		}
 		break;

index 93dc48b9b4f2..18b6dba9394e 100644
@@ -3614,7 +3614,7 @@ static int macsec_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 	dev_uc_del(real_dev, dev->dev_addr);
 
 out:
-	ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr->sa_data);
 	macsec->secy.sci = dev_to_sci(dev, MACSEC_PORT_ES);
 
 	/* If h/w offloading is available, propagate to the device */

index 63563edfd4a6..6189acb33973 100644
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ static int macvlan_sync_address(struct net_device *dev, unsigned char *addr)
 
 	if (!(dev->flags & IFF_UP)) {
 		/* Just copy in the new address */
-		ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, addr);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr);
 	} else {
 		/* Rehash and update the device filters */
 		if (macvlan_addr_busy(vlan->port, addr))

index 0c21d1fec852..90330b893134 100644
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ bool vlan_dev_inherit_address(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (dev->addr_assign_type != NET_ADDR_STOLEN)
 		return false;
 
-	ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, real_dev->dev_addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, real_dev->dev_addr);
 	call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEADDR, dev);
 	return true;
 }

@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ static int vlan_dev_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 		dev_uc_del(real_dev, dev->dev_addr);
 
 out:
-	ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr->sa_data);
 	return 0;
 }
 

@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ static int vlan_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->dev_id = real_dev->dev_id;
 
 	if (is_zero_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr)) {
-		ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, real_dev->dev_addr);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(dev, real_dev->dev_addr);
 		dev->addr_assign_type = NET_ADDR_STOLEN;
 	}
 	if (is_zero_ether_addr(dev->broadcast))

index a2bf2d8ac65b..11ec9e689589 100644
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static int dsa_slave_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *a)
 		dev_uc_del(master, dev->dev_addr);
 
 out:
-	ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr->sa_data);
 
 	return 0;
 }

@@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@ int dsa_slave_create(struct dsa_port *port)
 
 	slave_dev->ethtool_ops = &dsa_slave_ethtool_ops;
 	if (!is_zero_ether_addr(port->mac))
-		ether_addr_copy(slave_dev->dev_addr, port->mac);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(slave_dev, port->mac);
 	else
 		eth_hw_addr_inherit(slave_dev, master);
 	slave_dev->priv_flags |= IFF_NO_QUEUE;

index 26c32407f029..e00fbb16391f 100644
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ int hsr_dev_finalize(struct net_device *hsr_dev, struct net_device *slave[2],
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hsr->self_node_db);
 	spin_lock_init(&hsr->list_lock);
 
-	ether_addr_copy(hsr_dev->dev_addr, slave[0]->dev_addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(hsr_dev, slave[0]->dev_addr);
 
 	/* initialize protocol specific functions */
 	if (protocol_version == PRP_V1) {

index f7e284f23b1f..b099c3150150 100644
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static int hsr_netdev_notify(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long event,
 		master = hsr_port_get_hsr(hsr, HSR_PT_MASTER);
 
 		if (port->type == HSR_PT_SLAVE_A) {
-			ether_addr_copy(master->dev->dev_addr, dev->dev_addr);
+			eth_hw_addr_set(master->dev, dev->dev_addr);
 			call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEADDR,
 						 master->dev);
 		}

index 920633161174..f4edc616388c 100644
@@ -3863,7 +3863,7 @@ static int et131x_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu)
 
 	et131x_init_send(adapter);
 	et131x_hwaddr_init(adapter);
-	ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, adapter->addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, adapter->addr);
 
 	/* Init the device with the new settings */
 	et131x_adapter_setup(adapter);

@@ -3966,7 +3966,7 @@ static int et131x_pci_setup(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	netif_napi_add(netdev, &adapter->napi, et131x_poll, 64);
 
-	ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, adapter->addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, adapter->addr);
 
 	rc = -ENOMEM;
 

index 696517eae77f..82f4f2608102 100644
@@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ static int slic_read_eeprom(struct slic_device *sdev)
 		goto free_eeprom;
 	}
 	/* set mac address */
-	ether_addr_copy(sdev->netdev->dev_addr, mac[devfn]);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(sdev->netdev, mac[devfn]);
 free_eeprom:
 	dma_free_coherent(&sdev->pdev->dev, SLIC_EEPROM_SIZE, eeprom, paddr);
 

index 0e43000614ab..7d5d885d85d5 100644
@@ -4073,7 +4073,7 @@ static void ena_set_conf_feat_params(struct ena_adapter *adapter,
 		ether_addr_copy(adapter->mac_addr, netdev->dev_addr);
 	} else {
 		ether_addr_copy(adapter->mac_addr, feat->dev_attr.mac_addr);
-		ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, adapter->mac_addr);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, adapter->mac_addr);
 	}
 
 	/* Set offload features */

index 6c049864dac0..694aa70bcafe 100644
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ int aq_nic_ndev_register(struct aq_nic_s *self)
 	{
 		static u8 mac_addr_permanent[] = AQ_CFG_MAC_ADDR_PERMANENT;
 
-		ether_addr_copy(self->ndev->dev_addr, mac_addr_permanent);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(self->ndev, mac_addr_permanent);
 	}
 #endif
 

index 9513cfb5ba58..28759062d68d 100644
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static int bgmac_probe(struct bcma_device *core)
 			err = -ENOTSUPP;
 			goto err;
 		}
-		ether_addr_copy(bgmac->net_dev->dev_addr, mac);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(bgmac->net_dev, mac);
 	}
 
 	/* On BCM4706 we need common core to access PHY */

index fe4d99abd548..d2c7834850cc 100644
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ static int bgmac_set_mac_address(struct net_device *net_dev, void *addr)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	ether_addr_copy(net_dev->dev_addr, sa->sa_data);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(net_dev, sa->sa_data);
 	bgmac_write_mac_address(bgmac, net_dev->dev_addr);
 
 	eth_commit_mac_addr_change(net_dev, addr);

index 9401936b74fa..8eb28e088582 100644
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ static void bnxt_vf_rep_netdev_init(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_vf_rep *vf_rep,
 	dev->features |= pf_dev->features;
 	bnxt_vf_rep_eth_addr_gen(bp->pf.mac_addr, vf_rep->vf_idx,
 				 dev->perm_addr);
-	ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, dev->perm_addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, dev->perm_addr);
 	/* Set VF-Rep's max-mtu to the corresponding VF's max-mtu */
 	if (!bnxt_hwrm_vfr_qcfg(bp, vf_rep, &max_mtu))
 		dev->max_mtu = max_mtu;

index 6a8234bc9428..02fe98cbabb0 100644
@@ -3633,7 +3633,7 @@ static int bcmgenet_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 	if (netif_running(dev))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr->sa_data);
 
 	return 0;
 }

@@ -4082,7 +4082,7 @@ static int bcmgenet_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		bcmgenet_power_up(priv, GENET_POWER_PASSIVE);
 
 	if (pd && !IS_ERR_OR_NULL(pd->mac_address))
-		ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, pd->mac_address);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(dev, pd->mac_address);
 	else
 		if (!device_get_mac_address(&pdev->dev, dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN))
 			if (has_acpi_companion(&pdev->dev))

index ba47777d9cff..b1947fd9a07c 100644
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ bnad_set_netdev_perm_addr(struct bnad *bnad)
 
 	ether_addr_copy(netdev->perm_addr, bnad->perm_addr);
 	if (is_zero_ether_addr(netdev->dev_addr))
-		ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, bnad->perm_addr);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, bnad->perm_addr);
 }
 
 /* Control Path Handlers */

@@ -3249,7 +3249,7 @@ bnad_set_mac_address(struct net_device *netdev, void *addr)
 
 	err = bnad_mac_addr_set_locked(bnad, sa->sa_data);
 	if (!err)
-		ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, sa->sa_data);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, sa->sa_data);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bnad->bna_lock, flags);
 

index 2a0d64e5797c..ec7928b54e4a 100644
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ void octeon_pf_changed_vf_macaddr(struct octeon_device *oct, u8 *mac)
 
 	if (!ether_addr_equal(netdev->dev_addr, mac)) {
 		macaddr_changed = true;
-		ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, mac);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, mac);
 		ether_addr_copy(((u8 *)&lio->linfo.hw_addr) + 2, mac);
 		call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEADDR, netdev);
 	}

index dafc79bd34f4..5d865ba7aed4 100644
@@ -3634,7 +3634,7 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 
 		/* Copy MAC Address to OS network device structure */
 
-		ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, mac);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, mac);
 
 		/* By default all interfaces on a single Octeon uses the same
 		 * tx and rx queues

index f6396ac64006..8a969a9d4b63 100644
@@ -2148,7 +2148,7 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 			mac[j] = *((u8 *)(((u8 *)&lio->linfo.hw_addr) + 2 + j));
 
 		/* Copy MAC Address to OS network device structure */
-		ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, mac);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, mac);
 
 		if (liquidio_setup_io_queues(octeon_dev, i,
 					     lio->linfo.num_txpciq,

index 2b87565781a0..5ef704c8d839 100644
@@ -221,8 +221,7 @@ static void  nicvf_handle_mbx_intr(struct nicvf *nic)
 		nic->tns_mode = mbx.nic_cfg.tns_mode & 0x7F;
 		nic->node = mbx.nic_cfg.node_id;
 		if (!nic->set_mac_pending)
-			ether_addr_copy(nic->netdev->dev_addr,
-					mbx.nic_cfg.mac_addr);
+			eth_hw_addr_set(nic->netdev, mbx.nic_cfg.mac_addr);
 		nic->sqs_mode = mbx.nic_cfg.sqs_mode;
 		nic->loopback_supported = mbx.nic_cfg.loopback_supported;
 		nic->link_up = false;

index 0fb36d50c42b..ef60e2da05a4 100644
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ static int be_mac_addr_set(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
 	/* Remember currently programmed MAC */
 	ether_addr_copy(adapter->dev_mac, addr->sa_data);
 done:
-	ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, addr->sa_data);
 	dev_info(dev, "MAC address changed to %pM\n", addr->sa_data);
 	return 0;
 err:

index c5bd27db708a..7eb7d28a489d 100644
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ static int ethoc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* Allow the platform setup code to pass in a MAC address. */
 	if (pdata) {
-		ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, pdata->hwaddr);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, pdata->hwaddr);
 		priv->phy_id = pdata->phy_id;
 	} else {
 		of_get_mac_address(pdev->dev.of_node, netdev->dev_addr);

index f9a288a6ec8c..f5935eb5a791 100644
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ static s32 nps_enet_set_mac_address(struct net_device *ndev, void *p)
 
 	res = eth_mac_addr(ndev, p);
 	if (!res) {
-		ether_addr_copy(ndev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, addr->sa_data);
 		nps_enet_set_hw_mac_address(ndev);
 	}
 

index ff76e401a014..ab9267225573 100644
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static void ftgmac100_initial_mac(struct ftgmac100 *priv)
 
 	addr = device_get_mac_address(priv->dev, mac, ETH_ALEN);
 	if (addr) {
-		ether_addr_copy(priv->netdev->dev_addr, mac);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(priv->netdev, mac);
 		dev_info(priv->dev, "Read MAC address %pM from device tree\n",
 			 mac);
 		return;

@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ static void ftgmac100_initial_mac(struct ftgmac100 *priv)
 	mac[5] = l & 0xff;
 
 	if (is_valid_ether_addr(mac)) {
-		ether_addr_copy(priv->netdev->dev_addr, mac);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(priv->netdev, mac);
 		dev_info(priv->dev, "Read MAC address %pM from chip\n", mac);
 	} else {
 		eth_hw_addr_random(priv->netdev);

index f089d33dd48e..af2c1d1535f5 100644
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ int gve_adminq_describe_device(struct gve_priv *priv)
 	}
 	priv->dev->max_mtu = mtu;
 	priv->num_event_counters = be16_to_cpu(descriptor->counters);
-	ether_addr_copy(priv->dev->dev_addr, descriptor->mac);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(priv->dev, descriptor->mac);
 	mac = descriptor->mac;
 	dev_info(&priv->pdev->dev, "MAC addr: %pM\n", mac);
 	priv->tx_pages_per_qpl = be16_to_cpu(descriptor->tx_pages_per_qpl);

index 468b8f07bf47..fea1be4c02ed 100644
@@ -2287,7 +2287,7 @@ static int hns3_nic_net_set_mac_address(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, mac_addr->sa_data);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, mac_addr->sa_data);
 
 	return 0;
 }

@@ -4933,7 +4933,7 @@ static int hns3_init_mac_addr(struct net_device *netdev)
 		dev_warn(priv->dev, "using random MAC address %pM\n",
 			 netdev->dev_addr);
 	} else if (!ether_addr_equal(netdev->dev_addr, mac_addr_temp)) {
-		ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, mac_addr_temp);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, mac_addr_temp);
 		ether_addr_copy(netdev->perm_addr, mac_addr_temp);
 	} else {
 		return 0;

index 42d374cef664..836617fb3f40 100644
@@ -1613,7 +1613,7 @@ static int ibmveth_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 		return rc;
 	}
 
-	ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr->sa_data);
 
 	return 0;
 }

index 21efd76dd427..9d61167ba767 100644
@@ -4766,8 +4766,7 @@ static int handle_change_mac_rsp(union ibmvnic_crq *crq,
 	/* crq->change_mac_addr.mac_addr is the requested one
 	 * crq->change_mac_addr_rsp.mac_addr is the returned valid one.
 	 */
-	ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr,
-			&crq->change_mac_addr_rsp.mac_addr[0]);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, &crq->change_mac_addr_rsp.mac_addr[0]);
 	ether_addr_copy(adapter->mac_addr,
 			&crq->change_mac_addr_rsp.mac_addr[0]);
 out:

@@ -5723,7 +5722,7 @@ static int ibmvnic_probe(struct vio_dev *dev, const struct vio_device_id *id)
 	bitmap_set(adapter->map_ids, 0, 1);
 
 	ether_addr_copy(adapter->mac_addr, mac_addr_p);
-	ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, adapter->mac_addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, adapter->mac_addr);
 	netdev->irq = dev->irq;
 	netdev->netdev_ops = &ibmvnic_netdev_ops;
 	netdev->ethtool_ops = &ibmvnic_ethtool_ops;

index 2fb52bd6fc0e..2cca9e84e31e 100644
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ static int fm10k_set_mac(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 	}
 
 	if (!err) {
-		ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr->sa_data);
 		ether_addr_copy(hw->mac.addr, addr->sa_data);
 		dev->addr_assign_type &= ~NET_ADDR_RANDOM;
 	}

index adfa2768f024..b473cb7d7c57 100644
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ static int fm10k_handle_reset(struct fm10k_intfc *interface)
 		if (is_valid_ether_addr(hw->mac.perm_addr)) {
 			ether_addr_copy(hw->mac.addr, hw->mac.perm_addr);
 			ether_addr_copy(netdev->perm_addr, hw->mac.perm_addr);
-			ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, hw->mac.perm_addr);
+			eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, hw->mac.perm_addr);
 			netdev->addr_assign_type &= ~NET_ADDR_RANDOM;
 		}
 

@@ -2045,7 +2045,7 @@ static int fm10k_sw_init(struct fm10k_intfc *interface,
 		netdev->addr_assign_type |= NET_ADDR_RANDOM;
 	}
 
-	ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, hw->mac.addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, hw->mac.addr);
 	ether_addr_copy(netdev->perm_addr, hw->mac.addr);
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->perm_addr)) {

index 2f20980dd9a5..f3a1d72538fb 100644
@@ -1587,7 +1587,7 @@ static int i40e_set_mac(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
 	 */
 	spin_lock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_hash_lock);
 	i40e_del_mac_filter(vsi, netdev->dev_addr);
-	ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, addr->sa_data);
 	i40e_add_mac_filter(vsi, netdev->dev_addr);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_hash_lock);
 

@@ -13424,7 +13424,7 @@ static int i40e_config_netdev(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 	i40e_add_mac_filter(vsi, broadcast);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_hash_lock);
 
-	ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, mac_addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, mac_addr);
 	ether_addr_copy(netdev->perm_addr, mac_addr);
 
 	/* i40iw_net_event() reads 16 bytes from neigh->primary_key */

index 23762a7ef740..7f812abe5abe 100644
@@ -1847,7 +1847,7 @@ static int iavf_init_get_resources(struct iavf_adapter *adapter)
 		eth_hw_addr_random(netdev);
 		ether_addr_copy(adapter->hw.mac.addr, netdev->dev_addr);
 	} else {
-		ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, adapter->hw.mac.addr);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, adapter->hw.mac.addr);
 		ether_addr_copy(netdev->perm_addr, adapter->hw.mac.addr);
 	}
 

index 3c735968e1b8..8eb8d4663a81 100644
@@ -1685,7 +1685,7 @@ void iavf_virtchnl_completion(struct iavf_adapter *adapter,
 		if (!v_retval)
 			iavf_mac_add_ok(adapter);
 		if (!ether_addr_equal(netdev->dev_addr, adapter->hw.mac.addr))
-			ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, adapter->hw.mac.addr);
+			eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, adapter->hw.mac.addr);
 		break;
 	case VIRTCHNL_OP_GET_STATS: {
 		struct iavf_eth_stats *stats =

@@ -1716,7 +1716,7 @@ void iavf_virtchnl_completion(struct iavf_adapter *adapter,
 			ether_addr_copy(adapter->hw.mac.addr, netdev->dev_addr);
 		} else {
 			/* refresh current mac address if changed */
-			ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, adapter->hw.mac.addr);
+			eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, adapter->hw.mac.addr);
 			ether_addr_copy(netdev->perm_addr,
 					adapter->hw.mac.addr);
 		}

index 909e5cd98054..57e24aeffbc5 100644
@@ -3143,7 +3143,7 @@ static int ice_cfg_netdev(struct ice_vsi *vsi)
 	if (vsi->type == ICE_VSI_PF) {
 		SET_NETDEV_DEV(netdev, ice_pf_to_dev(vsi->back));
 		ether_addr_copy(mac_addr, vsi->port_info->mac.perm_addr);
-		ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, mac_addr);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, mac_addr);
 		ether_addr_copy(netdev->perm_addr, mac_addr);
 	}
 

@@ -5172,7 +5172,7 @@ static int ice_set_mac_address(struct net_device *netdev, void *pi)
 		netdev_err(netdev, "can't set MAC %pM. filter update failed\n",
 			   mac);
 		netif_addr_lock_bh(netdev);
-		ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, old_mac);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, old_mac);
 		netif_addr_unlock_bh(netdev);
 		return err;
 	}

index c714e1ecd308..d81811ab4ec4 100644
@@ -2540,7 +2540,7 @@ void ixgbevf_reset(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 
 	if (is_valid_ether_addr(adapter->hw.mac.addr)) {
-		ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, adapter->hw.mac.addr);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, adapter->hw.mac.addr);
 		ether_addr_copy(netdev->perm_addr, adapter->hw.mac.addr);
 	}
 

@@ -3054,7 +3054,7 @@ static int ixgbevf_sw_init(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter)
 		else if (is_zero_ether_addr(adapter->hw.mac.addr))
 			dev_info(&pdev->dev,
 				 "MAC address not assigned by administrator.\n");
-		ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, hw->mac.addr);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, hw->mac.addr);
 	}
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->dev_addr)) {

@@ -4231,7 +4231,7 @@ static int ixgbevf_set_mac(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
 
 	ether_addr_copy(hw->mac.addr, addr->sa_data);
 	ether_addr_copy(hw->mac.perm_addr, addr->sa_data);
-	ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, addr->sa_data);
 
 	return 0;
 }

index 3e9f324f1061..097516af4325 100644
@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ static int korina_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	lp = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	if (mac_addr)
-		ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, mac_addr);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(dev, mac_addr);
 	else if (of_get_mac_address(pdev->dev.of_node, dev->dev_addr) < 0)
 		eth_hw_addr_random(dev);
 

index d5c92e43f89e..94ea6dd91b74 100644
@@ -6083,7 +6083,7 @@ static void mvpp2_port_copy_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, struct mvpp2 *priv,
 
 	if (fwnode_get_mac_address(fwnode, fw_mac_addr, ETH_ALEN)) {
 		*mac_from = "firmware node";
-		ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, fw_mac_addr);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(dev, fw_mac_addr);
 		return;
 	}
 

@@ -6091,7 +6091,7 @@ static void mvpp2_port_copy_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, struct mvpp2 *priv,
 		mvpp21_get_mac_address(port, hw_mac_addr);
 		if (is_valid_ether_addr(hw_mac_addr)) {
 			*mac_from = "hardware";
-			ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, hw_mac_addr);
+			eth_hw_addr_set(dev, hw_mac_addr);
 			return;
 		}
 	}

index 93575800ca92..75ba57bd1d46 100644
@@ -2347,7 +2347,7 @@ int mvpp2_prs_update_mac_da(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *da)
 		return err;
 
 	/* Set addr in the device */
-	ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, da);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, da);
 
 	return 0;
 }

index 0aa88cea1676..9826a9012737 100644
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static int otx2_hw_get_mac_addr(struct otx2_nic *pfvf,
 		return PTR_ERR(msghdr);
 	}
 	rsp = (struct nix_get_mac_addr_rsp *)msghdr;
-	ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, rsp->mac_addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, rsp->mac_addr);
 	mutex_unlock(&pfvf->mbox.lock);
 
 	return 0;

index 78a7a00bce22..b667f560b931 100644
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static int prestera_port_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr->sa_data);
 
 	return 0;
 }

index 0c5197f9cea3..e873d2322ce1 100644
@@ -3226,7 +3226,7 @@ static int mlx5e_set_mac(struct net_device *netdev, void *addr)
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
 	netif_addr_lock_bh(netdev);
-	ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, saddr->sa_data);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, saddr->sa_data);
 	netif_addr_unlock_bh(netdev);
 
 	mlx5e_nic_set_rx_mode(priv);

index 6704f5c1aa32..b990782c1eb1 100644
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static void mlxbf_gige_initial_mac(struct mlxbf_gige *priv)
 	u64_to_ether_addr(local_mac, mac);
 
 	if (is_valid_ether_addr(mac)) {
-		ether_addr_copy(priv->netdev->dev_addr, mac);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(priv->netdev, mac);
 	} else {
 		/* Provide a random MAC if for some reason the device has
 		 * not been configured with a valid MAC address already.

index 09cdc2f2e7ff..bf77e8adffbf 100644
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ static int enc28j60_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *addr)
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(address->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
-	ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, address->sa_data);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, address->sa_data);
 	return enc28j60_set_hw_macaddr(dev);
 }
 

@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ static int enc28j60_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	}
 
 	if (device_get_mac_address(&spi->dev, macaddr, sizeof(macaddr)))
-		ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, macaddr);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(dev, macaddr);
 	else
 		eth_hw_addr_random(dev);
 	enc28j60_set_hw_macaddr(dev);

index 9e8561cdc32a..03d02403c19e 100644
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ static int lan743x_mac_init(struct lan743x_adapter *adapter)
 			eth_random_addr(adapter->mac_address);
 	}
 	lan743x_mac_set_address(adapter, adapter->mac_address);
-	ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, adapter->mac_address);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, adapter->mac_address);
 
 	return 0;
 }

@@ -2645,7 +2645,7 @@ static int lan743x_netdev_set_mac_address(struct net_device *netdev,
 	ret = eth_prepare_mac_addr_change(netdev, sock_addr);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, sock_addr->sa_data);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, sock_addr->sa_data);
 	lan743x_mac_set_address(adapter, sock_addr->sa_data);
 	lan743x_rfe_update_mac_address(adapter);
 	return 0;

index cb68eaaac881..b21ebaa32d7e 100644
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static int sparx5_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 	sparx5_mact_learn(sparx5, PGID_CPU, addr->sa_data, port->pvid);
 
 	/* Record the address */
-	ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr->sa_data);
 
 	return 0;
 }

index 1b21030308e5..9a871192ca96 100644
@@ -1608,7 +1608,7 @@ static int mana_init_port(struct net_device *ndev)
 	if (apc->num_queues > apc->max_queues)
 		apc->num_queues = apc->max_queues;
 
-	ether_addr_copy(ndev->dev_addr, apc->mac_addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, apc->mac_addr);
 
 	return 0;
 

index 8ef3868d7d68..2f2312715439 100644
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ static int ocelot_port_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 	/* Then forget the previous one. */
 	ocelot_mact_forget(ocelot, dev->dev_addr, ocelot_port->pvid_vlan.vid);
 
-	ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr->sa_data);
 	return 0;
 }
 

index 605a1617b195..5d3df28c648f 100644
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ nfp_abm_vnic_set_mac(struct nfp_pf *pf, struct nfp_abm *abm, struct nfp_net *nn,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	ether_addr_copy(nn->dp.netdev->dev_addr, mac_addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(nn->dp.netdev, mac_addr);
 	ether_addr_copy(nn->dp.netdev->perm_addr, mac_addr);
 }
 

index 5fbb7c613ff1..751f76cd4f79 100644
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ nfp_net_get_mac_addr(struct nfp_pf *pf, struct net_device *netdev,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, eth_port->mac_addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, eth_port->mac_addr);
 	ether_addr_copy(netdev->perm_addr, eth_port->mac_addr);
 }
 

index c0e2f4394aef..87f2268b16d6 100644
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static void nfp_netvf_get_mac_addr(struct nfp_net *nn)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	ether_addr_copy(nn->dp.netdev->dev_addr, mac_addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(nn->dp.netdev, mac_addr);
 	ether_addr_copy(nn->dp.netdev->perm_addr, mac_addr);
 }
 

index 346145d3180e..cfeb7620ae20 100644
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ static int nixge_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	mac_addr = nixge_get_nvmem_address(&pdev->dev);
 	if (mac_addr && is_valid_ether_addr(mac_addr)) {
-		ether_addr_copy(ndev->dev_addr, mac_addr);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, mac_addr);
 		kfree(mac_addr);
 	} else {
 		eth_hw_addr_random(ndev);

index f99b085b56a5..03c51dd37e1f 100644
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ void qede_force_mac(void *dev, u8 *mac, bool forced)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	ether_addr_copy(edev->ndev->dev_addr, mac);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(edev->ndev, mac);
 	__qede_unlock(edev);
 }
 

@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ int qede_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *ndev, void *p)
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	ether_addr_copy(ndev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, addr->sa_data);
 	DP_INFO(edev, "Setting device MAC to %pM\n", addr->sa_data);
 
 	if (edev->state != QEDE_STATE_OPEN) {

index ee4c3bd28a93..75adb71adf18 100644
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ static void qede_init_ndev(struct qede_dev *edev)
 	ndev->max_mtu = QEDE_MAX_JUMBO_PACKET_SIZE;
 
 	/* Set network device HW mac */
-	ether_addr_copy(edev->ndev->dev_addr, edev->dev_info.common.hw_mac);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(edev->ndev, edev->dev_info.common.hw_mac);
 
 	ndev->mtu = edev->dev_info.common.mtu;
 }

index 9015a38eaced..fbfabfc5cc51 100644
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ static int emac_probe_resources(struct platform_device *pdev,
 
 	/* get mac address */
 	if (device_get_mac_address(&pdev->dev, maddr, ETH_ALEN))
-		ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, maddr);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, maddr);
 	else
 		eth_hw_addr_random(netdev);
 

index 752d6406f07e..06d23c708a5f 100644
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ int efx_ef10_sriov_set_vf_mac(struct efx_nic *efx, int vf_i, u8 *mac)
 			goto fail;
 
 		if (vf->efx)
-			ether_addr_copy(vf->efx->net_dev->dev_addr, mac);
+			eth_hw_addr_set(vf->efx->net_dev, mac);
 	}
 
 	ether_addr_copy(vf->mac, mac);

index 43ef4f529028..6960a2fe2b53 100644
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static int efx_probe_port(struct efx_nic *efx)
 		return rc;
 
 	/* Initialise MAC address to permanent address */
-	ether_addr_copy(efx->net_dev->dev_addr, efx->net_dev->perm_addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(efx->net_dev, efx->net_dev->perm_addr);
 
 	return 0;
 }

index 896b59253197..f187631b2c5c 100644
@@ -181,11 +181,11 @@ int efx_set_mac_address(struct net_device *net_dev, void *data)
 
 	/* save old address */
 	ether_addr_copy(old_addr, net_dev->dev_addr);
-	ether_addr_copy(net_dev->dev_addr, new_addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(net_dev, new_addr);
 	if (efx->type->set_mac_address) {
 		rc = efx->type->set_mac_address(efx);
 		if (rc) {
-			ether_addr_copy(net_dev->dev_addr, old_addr);
+			eth_hw_addr_set(net_dev, old_addr);
 			return rc;
 		}
 	}

index 423bdf81200f..c68837a951f4 100644
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ static int ef4_probe_port(struct ef4_nic *efx)
 		return rc;
 
 	/* Initialise MAC address to permanent address */
-	ether_addr_copy(efx->net_dev->dev_addr, efx->net_dev->perm_addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(efx->net_dev, efx->net_dev->perm_addr);
 
 	return 0;
 }

@@ -2162,11 +2162,11 @@ static int ef4_set_mac_address(struct net_device *net_dev, void *data)
 
 	/* save old address */
 	ether_addr_copy(old_addr, net_dev->dev_addr);
-	ether_addr_copy(net_dev->dev_addr, new_addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(net_dev, new_addr);
 	if (efx->type->set_mac_address) {
 		rc = efx->type->set_mac_address(efx);
 		if (rc) {
-			ether_addr_copy(net_dev->dev_addr, old_addr);
+			eth_hw_addr_set(net_dev, old_addr);
 			return rc;
 		}
 	}

index f80a2aef9972..c7e56dc0a494 100644
@@ -2036,7 +2036,7 @@ static int netsec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	mac = device_get_mac_address(&pdev->dev, macbuf, sizeof(macbuf));
 	if (mac)
-		ether_addr_copy(ndev->dev_addr, mac);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, mac);
 
 	if (priv->eeprom_base &&
 	    (!mac || !is_valid_ether_addr(ndev->dev_addr))) {

index 0de5f4a4fe08..6904bfaa5777 100644
@@ -1970,7 +1970,7 @@ am65_cpsw_nuss_init_port_ndev(struct am65_cpsw_common *common, u32 port_idx)
 	ndev_priv->msg_enable = AM65_CPSW_DEBUG;
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(port->ndev, dev);
 
-	ether_addr_copy(port->ndev->dev_addr, port->slave.mac_addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(port->ndev, port->slave.mac_addr);
 
 	port->ndev->min_mtu = AM65_CPSW_MIN_PACKET_SIZE;
 	port->ndev->max_mtu = AM65_CPSW_MAX_PACKET_SIZE;

index 1530532748a8..279e261e4720 100644
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ static int cpsw_ndo_set_mac_address(struct net_device *ndev, void *p)
 			   flags, vid);
 
 	ether_addr_copy(priv->mac_addr, addr->sa_data);
-	ether_addr_copy(ndev->dev_addr, priv->mac_addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, priv->mac_addr);
 	cpsw_set_slave_mac(&cpsw->slaves[slave_no], priv);
 
 	pm_runtime_put(cpsw->dev);

@@ -1401,7 +1401,7 @@ static int cpsw_create_ports(struct cpsw_common *cpsw)
 			dev_info(cpsw->dev, "Random MACID = %pM\n",
 				 priv->mac_addr);
 		}
-		ether_addr_copy(ndev->dev_addr, slave_data->mac_addr);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, slave_data->mac_addr);
 		ether_addr_copy(priv->mac_addr, slave_data->mac_addr);
 
 		cpsw->slaves[i].ndev = ndev;

index e8291d848839..e4b4624be2ae 100644
@@ -1899,7 +1899,7 @@ static int davinci_emac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	rc = davinci_emac_try_get_mac(pdev, res_ctrl ? 0 : 1, priv->mac_addr);
 	if (!rc)
-		ether_addr_copy(ndev->dev_addr, priv->mac_addr);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, priv->mac_addr);
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(priv->mac_addr)) {
 		/* Use random MAC if still none obtained. */

index eda2961c0fe2..a4cd44a39e3d 100644
@@ -2028,7 +2028,7 @@ static int netcp_create_interface(struct netcp_device *netcp_device,
 
 		emac_arch_get_mac_addr(efuse_mac_addr, efuse, efuse_mac);
 		if (is_valid_ether_addr(efuse_mac_addr))
-			ether_addr_copy(ndev->dev_addr, efuse_mac_addr);
+			eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, efuse_mac_addr);
 		else
 			eth_random_addr(ndev->dev_addr);
 

index 928c411bd509..e7b2e5fd8d24 100644
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ static inline void eth_hw_addr_inherit(struct net_device *dst,
 				       struct net_device *src)
 {
 	dst->addr_assign_type = src->addr_assign_type;
-	ether_addr_copy(dst->dev_addr, src->dev_addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dst, src->dev_addr);
 }
 
 /**

index 73b97f4cc1ec..981ac1c33780 100644
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ static int aqc111_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
-	ether_addr_copy(dev->net->dev_addr, dev->net->perm_addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev->net, dev->net->perm_addr);
 
 	/* Set Rx urb size */
 	dev->rx_urb_size = URB_SIZE;

index 793f8fbe0069..03319fdb5235 100644
@@ -1817,7 +1817,7 @@ static void lan78xx_init_mac_address(struct lan78xx_net *dev)
 	lan78xx_write_reg(dev, MAF_LO(0), addr_lo);
 	lan78xx_write_reg(dev, MAF_HI(0), addr_hi | MAF_HI_VALID_);
 
-	ether_addr_copy(dev->net->dev_addr, addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev->net, addr);
 }
 
 /* MDIO read and write wrappers for phylib */

@@ -2416,7 +2416,7 @@ static int lan78xx_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
-	ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, addr->sa_data);
 
 	addr_lo = netdev->dev_addr[0] |
 		  netdev->dev_addr[1] << 8 |

index 60ba9b734055..d762462d34f2 100644
@@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@ static int set_ethernet_addr(struct r8152 *tp, bool in_resume)
 		return ret;
 
 	if (tp->version == RTL_VER_01)
-		ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, sa.sa_data);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(dev, sa.sa_data);
 	else
 		ret = __rtl8152_set_mac_address(dev, &sa, in_resume);
 

index 85a8b96e39a6..4a84f90e377c 100644
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ generic_rndis_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf, int flags)
 	if (bp[0] & 0x02)
 		eth_hw_addr_random(net);
 	else
-		ether_addr_copy(net->dev_addr, bp);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(net, bp);
 
 	/* set a nonzero filter to enable data transfers */
 	memset(u.set, 0, sizeof *u.set);

index 4a1b0e0fc3a3..a8ae395fa26d 100644
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ static void set_ethernet_addr(rtl8150_t *dev)
 	ret = get_registers(dev, IDR, sizeof(node_id), node_id);
 
 	if (!ret) {
-		ether_addr_copy(dev->netdev->dev_addr, node_id);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(dev->netdev, node_id);
 	} else {
 		eth_hw_addr_random(dev->netdev);
 		netdev_notice(dev->netdev, "Assigned a random MAC address: %pM\n",

index 310add28fcf5..007c591b8bf5 100644
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ int t1_init_sw_modules(adapter_t *adapter, const struct board_info *bi)
 			       adapter->port[i].dev->name);
 			goto error;
 		}
-		memcpy(adapter->port[i].dev->dev_addr, hw_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(adapter->port[i].dev, hw_addr);
 		init_link_config(&adapter->port[i].link_config, bi);
 	}
 

index 7ff31d1026fb..53feac8da503 100644
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
  * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
+#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include "common.h"
 #include "regs.h"
 #include "sge_defs.h"

@@ -3758,8 +3759,7 @@ int t3_prep_adapter(struct adapter *adapter, const struct adapter_info *ai,
 		memcpy(hw_addr, adapter->params.vpd.eth_base, 5);
 		hw_addr[5] = adapter->params.vpd.eth_base[5] + i;
 
-		memcpy(adapter->port[i]->dev_addr, hw_addr,
-		       ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(adapter->port[i], hw_addr);
 		init_link_config(&p->link_config, p->phy.caps);
 		p->phy.ops->power_down(&p->phy, 1);
 

index ecea3cdd30b3..5657ac8cfca0 100644
@@ -1545,7 +1545,7 @@ static inline void t4_write_reg64(struct adapter *adap, u32 reg_addr, u64 val)
 static inline void t4_set_hw_addr(struct adapter *adapter, int port_idx,
 				  u8 hw_addr[])
 {
-	ether_addr_copy(adapter->port[port_idx]->dev_addr, hw_addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(adapter->port[port_idx], hw_addr);
 	ether_addr_copy(adapter->port[port_idx]->perm_addr, hw_addr);
 }
 

index 64144b6171d7..e7b4e3ed056c 100644
@@ -9706,7 +9706,7 @@ int t4_port_init(struct adapter *adap, int mbox, int pf, int vf)
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
-		memcpy(adap->port[i]->dev_addr, addr, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(adap->port[i], addr);
 		j++;
 	}
 	return 0;

index f55105a4112f..03cb1410d6fc 100644
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #ifndef __CXGB4VF_ADAPTER_H__
 #define __CXGB4VF_ADAPTER_H__
 
+#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>

@@ -507,7 +508,7 @@ static inline const char *port_name(struct adapter *adapter, int pidx)
 static inline void t4_os_set_hw_addr(struct adapter *adapter, int pidx,
 				     u8 hw_addr[])
 {
-	memcpy(adapter->port[pidx]->dev_addr, hw_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(adapter->port[pidx], hw_addr);
 }
 
 /**

index 09c0e839cca5..7e325d1697a9 100644
@@ -7954,7 +7954,7 @@ s2io_init_nic(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *pre)
 
 	/*  Set the factory defined MAC address initially   */
 	dev->addr_len = ETH_ALEN;
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, sp->def_mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, sp->def_mac_addr[0].mac_addr);
 
 	/* initialize number of multicast & unicast MAC entries variables */
 	if (sp->device_type == XFRAME_I_DEVICE) {

index cc5126ea7ef5..652cb174302e 100644
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ static const char * const boot_msg =
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/fddidevice.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>

@@ -433,7 +434,7 @@ static  int skfp_driver_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	}
 	read_address(smc, NULL);
 	pr_debug("HW-Addr: %pMF\n", smc->hw.fddi_canon_addr.a);
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, smc->hw.fddi_canon_addr.a, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, smc->hw.fddi_canon_addr.a);
 
 	smt_reset_defaults(smc, 0);
 

@@ -500,7 +501,7 @@ static int skfp_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	 *               address.
 	 */
 	read_address(smc, NULL);
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, smc->hw.fddi_canon_addr.a, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, smc->hw.fddi_canon_addr.a);
 
 	init_smt(smc, NULL);
 	smt_online(smc, 1);

index 87c906e744fb..846fa3af4504 100644
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ static void el3_dev_fill(struct net_device *dev, __be16 *phys_addr, int ioaddr,
 {
 	struct el3_private *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, phys_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, (u8 *)phys_addr);
 	dev->base_addr = ioaddr;
 	dev->irq = irq;
 	dev->if_port = if_port;

index bcbe73374666..82d32caf1374 100644
@@ -2467,7 +2467,7 @@ static int gemini_ethernet_port_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		       DEFAULT_NAPI_WEIGHT);
 
 	if (is_valid_ether_addr((void *)port->mac_addr)) {
-		memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, port->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, (u8 *)port->mac_addr);
 	} else {
 		dev_dbg(dev, "ethernet address 0x%08x%08x%08x invalid\n",
 			port->mac_addr[0], port->mac_addr[1],

index 09ae1939e6db..b620fdfb15b9 100644
@@ -2921,7 +2921,7 @@ static int e100_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	e100_phy_init(nic);
 
-	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, nic->eeprom, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, (u8 *)nic->eeprom);
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->dev_addr)) {
 		if (!eeprom_bad_csum_allow) {
 			netif_err(nic, probe, nic->netdev, "Invalid MAC address from EEPROM, aborting\n");