Please see this kernel commit message for the reason setting the bridge MAC address was even possible in the first place (yes, it was for the cloning use case): https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bridge/2008-March/005739.html
Please see this kernel commit message for the reason setting the bridge MAC address was even possible in the first place (yes, it was for the cloning use case): /lists. linuxfoundation .org/pipermail/ bridge/ 2008-March/ 005739. html
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