+static int br_dev_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
+ struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[])
+{
+ struct net_bridge *br = netdev_priv(dev);
+ int err;
+
+ if (tb[IFLA_ADDRESS]) {
+ spin_lock_bh(&br->lock);
+ br_stp_change_bridge_id(br, nla_data(tb[IFLA_ADDRESS]));
+ spin_unlock_bh(&br->lock);
+ }
+
+ err = br_changelink(dev, tb, data);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+
+ return register_netdevice(dev);
+}
+