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+From: Gerald Schaefer <geraldsc@de.ibm.com>
+Subject: qeth: use firmware MAC-address for layer2 hsi-devices
+References: bnc#434333
+
+Symptom: Real HiperSocket devices in layer2 show random MAC-address.
+Problem: Usability
+Solution: Use firmware MAC-address
+
+Signed-off-by: Ursula Braun <ursula.braun@de.ibm.com>
+Signed-off-by: Frank Blaschka <frank.blaschka@de.ibm.com>
+
+Acked-by: John Jolly <jjolly@suse.de>
+---
+
+ drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c | 3 ++-
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+Index: linux-sles11/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
+===================================================================
+--- linux-sles11.orig/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
++++ linux-sles11/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
+@@ -562,7 +562,8 @@ static int qeth_l2_request_initial_mac(s
+ "device %s: x%x\n", CARD_BUS_ID(card), rc);
+ }
+
+- if (card->info.guestlan) {
++ if ((card->info.type == QETH_CARD_TYPE_IQD) ||
++ (card->info.guestlan)) {
+ rc = qeth_setadpparms_change_macaddr(card);
+ if (rc) {
+ QETH_DBF_MESSAGE(2, "couldn't get MAC address on "