Merge branch 'net-convert-dev_set_mac_address-to-struct-sockaddr_storage'

Kees Cook says:

====================
net: Convert dev_set_mac_address() to struct sockaddr_storage

As part of the effort to allow the compiler to reason about object sizes,
we need to deal with the problematic variably sized struct sockaddr,
which has no internal runtime size tracking. In much of the network
stack the use of struct sockaddr_storage has been adopted. Continue the
transition toward this for more of the internal APIs. Specifically:

- inet_addr_is_any()
- netif_set_mac_address()
- dev_set_mac_address()
- dev_set_mac_address_user()

Only a few callers of dev_set_mac_address() needed adjustment; all others
were already using struct sockaddr_storage internally.

v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250520222452.work.063-kees@kernel.org/
====================

Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250521204310.it.500-kees@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>

21 files changed, 109 insertions, 109 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
index 7edf0fd58c34..2d37b07c8215 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ static int alb_set_slave_mac_addr(struct slave *slave, const u8 addr[],
 	 */
 	memcpy(ss.__data, addr, len);
 	ss.ss_family = dev->type;
-	if (dev_set_mac_address(dev, (struct sockaddr *)&ss, NULL)) {
+	if (dev_set_mac_address(dev, &ss, NULL)) {
 		slave_err(slave->bond->dev, dev, "dev_set_mac_address on slave failed! ALB mode requires that the base driver support setting the hw address also when the network device's interface is open\n");
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
@@ -1273,8 +1273,7 @@ unwind:
 			break;
 		bond_hw_addr_copy(tmp_addr, rollback_slave->dev->dev_addr,
 				  rollback_slave->dev->addr_len);
-		dev_set_mac_address(rollback_slave->dev,
-				    (struct sockaddr *)&ss, NULL);
+		dev_set_mac_address(rollback_slave->dev, &ss, NULL);
 		dev_addr_set(rollback_slave->dev, tmp_addr);
 	}
 
@@ -1763,8 +1762,7 @@ void bond_alb_handle_active_change(struct bonding *bond, struct slave *new_slave
 				  bond->dev->addr_len);
 		ss.ss_family = bond->dev->type;
 		/* we don't care if it can't change its mac, best effort */
-		dev_set_mac_address(new_slave->dev, (struct sockaddr *)&ss,
-				    NULL);
+		dev_set_mac_address(new_slave->dev, &ss, NULL);
 
 		dev_addr_set(new_slave->dev, tmp_addr);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 98cf4486fcee..c4d53e8e7c15 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -1112,8 +1112,7 @@ static void bond_do_fail_over_mac(struct bonding *bond,
 			ss.ss_family = bond->dev->type;
 		}
 
-		rv = dev_set_mac_address(new_active->dev,
-					 (struct sockaddr *)&ss, NULL);
+		rv = dev_set_mac_address(new_active->dev, &ss, NULL);
 		if (rv) {
 			slave_err(bond->dev, new_active->dev, "Error %d setting MAC of new active slave\n",
 				  -rv);
@@ -1127,8 +1126,7 @@ static void bond_do_fail_over_mac(struct bonding *bond,
 				  new_active->dev->addr_len);
 		ss.ss_family = old_active->dev->type;
 
-		rv = dev_set_mac_address(old_active->dev,
-					 (struct sockaddr *)&ss, NULL);
+		rv = dev_set_mac_address(old_active->dev, &ss, NULL);
 		if (rv)
 			slave_err(bond->dev, old_active->dev, "Error %d setting MAC of old active slave\n",
 				  -rv);
@@ -2127,7 +2125,7 @@ int bond_enslave(struct net_device *bond_dev, struct net_device *slave_dev,
 	}
 
 	ss.ss_family = slave_dev->type;
-	res = dev_set_mac_address(slave_dev, (struct sockaddr *)&ss, extack);
+	res = dev_set_mac_address(slave_dev, &ss, extack);
 	if (res) {
 		slave_err(bond_dev, slave_dev, "Error %d calling set_mac_address\n", res);
 		goto err_restore_mtu;
@@ -2455,7 +2453,7 @@ err_restore_mac:
 		bond_hw_addr_copy(ss.__data, new_slave->perm_hwaddr,
 				  new_slave->dev->addr_len);
 		ss.ss_family = slave_dev->type;
-		dev_set_mac_address(slave_dev, (struct sockaddr *)&ss, NULL);
+		dev_set_mac_address(slave_dev, &ss, NULL);
 	}
 
 err_restore_mtu:
@@ -2649,7 +2647,7 @@ static int __bond_release_one(struct net_device *bond_dev,
 		bond_hw_addr_copy(ss.__data, slave->perm_hwaddr,
 				  slave->dev->addr_len);
 		ss.ss_family = slave_dev->type;
-		dev_set_mac_address(slave_dev, (struct sockaddr *)&ss, NULL);
+		dev_set_mac_address(slave_dev, &ss, NULL);
 	}
 
 	if (unregister) {
@@ -4936,8 +4934,7 @@ unwind:
 		if (rollback_slave == slave)
 			break;
 
-		tmp_res = dev_set_mac_address(rollback_slave->dev,
-					      (struct sockaddr *)&tmp_ss, NULL);
+		tmp_res = dev_set_mac_address(rollback_slave->dev, &tmp_ss, NULL);
 		if (tmp_res) {
 			slave_dbg(bond_dev, rollback_slave->dev, "%s: unwind err %d\n",
 				   __func__, tmp_res);
diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
index d8b169ac0343..14a0d04e21ae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -1371,7 +1371,7 @@ static int netvsc_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *ndev, void *p)
 	struct net_device_context *ndc = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	struct net_device *vf_netdev = rtnl_dereference(ndc->vf_netdev);
 	struct netvsc_device *nvdev = rtnl_dereference(ndc->nvdev);
-	struct sockaddr *addr = p;
+	struct sockaddr_storage *addr = p;
 	int err;
 
 	err = eth_prepare_mac_addr_change(ndev, p);
@@ -1387,12 +1387,12 @@ static int netvsc_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *ndev, void *p)
 			return err;
 	}
 
-	err = rndis_filter_set_device_mac(nvdev, addr->sa_data);
+	err = rndis_filter_set_device_mac(nvdev, addr->__data);
 	if (!err) {
 		eth_commit_mac_addr_change(ndev, p);
 	} else if (vf_netdev) {
 		/* rollback change on VF */
-		memcpy(addr->sa_data, ndev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+		memcpy(addr->__data, ndev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 		dev_set_mac_address(vf_netdev, addr, NULL);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index 7045b1d58754..4df991e494bd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -754,13 +754,13 @@ static int macvlan_sync_address(struct net_device *dev,
 static int macvlan_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 {
 	struct macvlan_dev *vlan = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct sockaddr *addr = p;
+	struct sockaddr_storage *addr = p;
 
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->__data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
 	/* If the addresses are the same, this is a no-op */
-	if (ether_addr_equal(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data))
+	if (ether_addr_equal(dev->dev_addr, addr->__data))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (vlan->mode == MACVLAN_MODE_PASSTHRU) {
@@ -768,10 +768,10 @@ static int macvlan_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 		return dev_set_mac_address(vlan->lowerdev, addr, NULL);
 	}
 
-	if (macvlan_addr_busy(vlan->port, addr->sa_data))
+	if (macvlan_addr_busy(vlan->port, addr->__data))
 		return -EADDRINUSE;
 
-	return macvlan_sync_address(dev, addr->sa_data);
+	return macvlan_sync_address(dev, addr->__data);
 }
 
 static void macvlan_change_rx_flags(struct net_device *dev, int change)
@@ -1295,11 +1295,11 @@ static void macvlan_port_destroy(struct net_device *dev)
 	 */
 	if (macvlan_passthru(port) &&
 	    !ether_addr_equal(port->dev->dev_addr, port->perm_addr)) {
-		struct sockaddr sa;
+		struct sockaddr_storage ss;
 
-		sa.sa_family = port->dev->type;
-		memcpy(&sa.sa_data, port->perm_addr, port->dev->addr_len);
-		dev_set_mac_address(port->dev, &sa, NULL);
+		ss.ss_family = port->dev->type;
+		memcpy(&ss.__data, port->perm_addr, port->dev->addr_len);
+		dev_set_mac_address(port->dev, &ss, NULL);
 	}
 
 	kfree(port);
diff --git a/drivers/net/tap.c b/drivers/net/tap.c
index d4ece538f1b2..bdf0788d8e66 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tap.c
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ static long tap_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 	unsigned int __user *up = argp;
 	unsigned short u;
 	int __user *sp = argp;
-	struct sockaddr sa;
+	struct sockaddr_storage ss;
 	int s;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1000,16 +1000,17 @@ static long tap_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 			return -ENOLINK;
 		}
 		ret = 0;
-		dev_get_mac_address(&sa, dev_net(tap->dev), tap->dev->name);
+		dev_get_mac_address((struct sockaddr *)&ss, dev_net(tap->dev),
+				    tap->dev->name);
 		if (copy_to_user(&ifr->ifr_name, tap->dev->name, IFNAMSIZ) ||
-		    copy_to_user(&ifr->ifr_hwaddr, &sa, sizeof(sa)))
+		    copy_to_user(&ifr->ifr_hwaddr, &ss, sizeof(ifr->ifr_hwaddr)))
 			ret = -EFAULT;
 		tap_put_tap_dev(tap);
 		rtnl_unlock();
 		return ret;
 
 	case SIOCSIFHWADDR:
-		if (copy_from_user(&sa, &ifr->ifr_hwaddr, sizeof(sa)))
+		if (copy_from_user(&ss, &ifr->ifr_hwaddr, sizeof(ifr->ifr_hwaddr)))
 			return -EFAULT;
 		rtnl_lock();
 		tap = tap_get_tap_dev(q);
@@ -1017,7 +1018,10 @@ static long tap_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 			rtnl_unlock();
 			return -ENOLINK;
 		}
-		ret = dev_set_mac_address_user(tap->dev, &sa, NULL);
+		if (tap->dev->addr_len > sizeof(ifr->ifr_hwaddr))
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+		else
+			ret = dev_set_mac_address_user(tap->dev, &ss, NULL);
 		tap_put_tap_dev(tap);
 		rtnl_unlock();
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team_core.c b/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
index b75ceb90359f..8bc56186b2a3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static int __set_port_dev_addr(struct net_device *port_dev,
 
 	memcpy(addr.__data, dev_addr, port_dev->addr_len);
 	addr.ss_family = port_dev->type;
-	return dev_set_mac_address(port_dev, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, NULL);
+	return dev_set_mac_address(port_dev, &addr, NULL);
 }
 
 static int team_port_set_orig_dev_addr(struct team_port *port)
diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index 7babd1e9a378..1207196cbbed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -3193,7 +3193,13 @@ static long __tun_chr_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 
 	case SIOCSIFHWADDR:
 		/* Set hw address */
-		ret = dev_set_mac_address_user(tun->dev, &ifr.ifr_hwaddr, NULL);
+		if (tun->dev->addr_len > sizeof(ifr.ifr_hwaddr)) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			break;
+		}
+		ret = dev_set_mac_address_user(tun->dev,
+					       (struct sockaddr_storage *)&ifr.ifr_hwaddr,
+					       NULL);
 		break;
 
 	case TUNGETSNDBUF:
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
index 67f5d30ffcba..d6589b24c68d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
@@ -1665,14 +1665,14 @@ static int
 rtl8152_set_speed(struct r8152 *tp, u8 autoneg, u32 speed, u8 duplex,
 		  u32 advertising);
 
-static int __rtl8152_set_mac_address(struct net_device *netdev, void *p,
+static int __rtl8152_set_mac_address(struct net_device *netdev,
+				     struct sockaddr_storage *addr,
 				     bool in_resume)
 {
 	struct r8152 *tp = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	struct sockaddr *addr = p;
 	int ret = -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->__data))
 		goto out1;
 
 	if (!in_resume) {
@@ -1683,10 +1683,10 @@ static int __rtl8152_set_mac_address(struct net_device *netdev, void *p,
 
 	mutex_lock(&tp->control);
 
-	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, addr->sa_data);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, addr->__data);
 
 	ocp_write_byte(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_CRWECR, CRWECR_CONFIG);
-	pla_ocp_write(tp, PLA_IDR, BYTE_EN_SIX_BYTES, 8, addr->sa_data);
+	pla_ocp_write(tp, PLA_IDR, BYTE_EN_SIX_BYTES, 8, addr->__data);
 	ocp_write_byte(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_CRWECR, CRWECR_NORAML);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&tp->control);
@@ -1706,7 +1706,8 @@ static int rtl8152_set_mac_address(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
  * host system provided MAC address.
  * Examples of this are Dell TB15 and Dell WD15 docks
  */
-static int vendor_mac_passthru_addr_read(struct r8152 *tp, struct sockaddr *sa)
+static int vendor_mac_passthru_addr_read(struct r8152 *tp,
+					 struct sockaddr_storage *ss)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
 	struct acpi_buffer buffer = { ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL };
@@ -1774,47 +1775,48 @@ static int vendor_mac_passthru_addr_read(struct r8152 *tp, struct sockaddr *sa)
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto amacout;
 	}
-	memcpy(sa->sa_data, buf, 6);
+	memcpy(ss->__data, buf, 6);
 	tp->netdev->addr_assign_type = NET_ADDR_STOLEN;
 	netif_info(tp, probe, tp->netdev,
-		   "Using pass-thru MAC addr %pM\n", sa->sa_data);
+		   "Using pass-thru MAC addr %pM\n", ss->__data);
 
 amacout:
 	kfree(obj);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int determine_ethernet_addr(struct r8152 *tp, struct sockaddr *sa)
+static int determine_ethernet_addr(struct r8152 *tp,
+				   struct sockaddr_storage *ss)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = tp->netdev;
 	int ret;
 
-	sa->sa_family = dev->type;
+	ss->ss_family = dev->type;
 
-	ret = eth_platform_get_mac_address(&tp->udev->dev, sa->sa_data);
+	ret = eth_platform_get_mac_address(&tp->udev->dev, ss->__data);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		if (tp->version == RTL_VER_01) {
-			ret = pla_ocp_read(tp, PLA_IDR, 8, sa->sa_data);
+			ret = pla_ocp_read(tp, PLA_IDR, 8, ss->__data);
 		} else {
 			/* if device doesn't support MAC pass through this will
 			 * be expected to be non-zero
 			 */
-			ret = vendor_mac_passthru_addr_read(tp, sa);
+			ret = vendor_mac_passthru_addr_read(tp, ss);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				ret = pla_ocp_read(tp, PLA_BACKUP, 8,
-						   sa->sa_data);
+						   ss->__data);
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		netif_err(tp, probe, dev, "Get ether addr fail\n");
-	} else if (!is_valid_ether_addr(sa->sa_data)) {
+	} else if (!is_valid_ether_addr(ss->__data)) {
 		netif_err(tp, probe, dev, "Invalid ether addr %pM\n",
-			  sa->sa_data);
+			  ss->__data);
 		eth_hw_addr_random(dev);
-		ether_addr_copy(sa->sa_data, dev->dev_addr);
+		ether_addr_copy(ss->__data, dev->dev_addr);
 		netif_info(tp, probe, dev, "Random ether addr %pM\n",
-			   sa->sa_data);
+			   ss->__data);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1824,17 +1826,17 @@ static int determine_ethernet_addr(struct r8152 *tp, struct sockaddr *sa)
 static int set_ethernet_addr(struct r8152 *tp, bool in_resume)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = tp->netdev;
-	struct sockaddr sa;
+	struct sockaddr_storage ss;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = determine_ethernet_addr(tp, &sa);
+	ret = determine_ethernet_addr(tp, &ss);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
 	if (tp->version == RTL_VER_01)
-		eth_hw_addr_set(dev, sa.sa_data);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(dev, ss.__data);
 	else
-		ret = __rtl8152_set_mac_address(dev, &sa, in_resume);
+		ret = __rtl8152_set_mac_address(dev, &ss, in_resume);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -8421,7 +8423,7 @@ static int rtl8152_post_reset(struct usb_interface *intf)
 {
 	struct r8152 *tp = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
 	struct net_device *netdev;
-	struct sockaddr sa;
+	struct sockaddr_storage ss;
 
 	if (!tp || !test_bit(PROBED_WITH_NO_ERRORS, &tp->flags))
 		goto exit;
@@ -8429,8 +8431,8 @@ static int rtl8152_post_reset(struct usb_interface *intf)
 	rtl_set_accessible(tp);
 
 	/* reset the MAC address in case of policy change */
-	if (determine_ethernet_addr(tp, &sa) >= 0)
-		dev_set_mac_address (tp->netdev, &sa, NULL);
+	if (determine_ethernet_addr(tp, &ss) >= 0)
+		dev_set_mac_address(tp->netdev, &ss, NULL);
 
 	netdev = tp->netdev;
 	if (!netif_running(netdev))
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/rdma.c b/drivers/nvme/target/rdma.c
index 2a4536ef6184..79a5aad2e9d0 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/rdma.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/rdma.c
@@ -1999,7 +1999,7 @@ static void nvmet_rdma_disc_port_addr(struct nvmet_req *req,
 	struct nvmet_rdma_port *port = nport->priv;
 	struct rdma_cm_id *cm_id = port->cm_id;
 
-	if (inet_addr_is_any((struct sockaddr *)&cm_id->route.addr.src_addr)) {
+	if (inet_addr_is_any(&cm_id->route.addr.src_addr)) {
 		struct nvmet_rdma_rsp *rsp =
 			container_of(req, struct nvmet_rdma_rsp, req);
 		struct rdma_cm_id *req_cm_id = rsp->queue->cm_id;
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
index 12a5cb8641ca..5cd1cf74f8ff 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
@@ -2194,7 +2194,7 @@ static void nvmet_tcp_disc_port_addr(struct nvmet_req *req,
 {
 	struct nvmet_tcp_port *port = nport->priv;
 
-	if (inet_addr_is_any((struct sockaddr *)&port->addr)) {
+	if (inet_addr_is_any(&port->addr)) {
 		struct nvmet_tcp_cmd *cmd =
 			container_of(req, struct nvmet_tcp_cmd, req);
 		struct nvmet_tcp_queue *queue = cmd->queue;
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
index 620ba6e0ab07..a2dde08c8a62 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
@@ -3419,7 +3419,7 @@ iscsit_build_sendtargets_response(struct iscsit_cmd *cmd,
 					}
 				}
 
-				if (inet_addr_is_any((struct sockaddr *)&np->np_sockaddr))
+				if (inet_addr_is_any(&np->np_sockaddr))
 					sockaddr = &conn->local_sockaddr;
 				else
 					sockaddr = &np->np_sockaddr;
diff --git a/include/linux/inet.h b/include/linux/inet.h
index bd8276e96e60..9158772f3559 100644
--- a/include/linux/inet.h
+++ b/include/linux/inet.h
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ extern int in6_pton(const char *src, int srclen, u8 *dst, int delim, const char
 
 extern int inet_pton_with_scope(struct net *net, unsigned short af,
 		const char *src, const char *port, struct sockaddr_storage *addr);
-extern bool inet_addr_is_any(struct sockaddr *addr);
+bool inet_addr_is_any(struct sockaddr_storage *addr);
 
 #endif	/* _LINUX_INET_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index ea9d335de130..adb14db25798 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -4212,11 +4212,11 @@ int netif_set_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu);
 int dev_set_mtu(struct net_device *, int);
 int dev_pre_changeaddr_notify(struct net_device *dev, const char *addr,
 			      struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
-int netif_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, struct sockaddr *sa,
+int netif_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, struct sockaddr_storage *ss,
 			  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
-int dev_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, struct sockaddr *sa,
+int dev_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, struct sockaddr_storage *ss,
 			struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
-int dev_set_mac_address_user(struct net_device *dev, struct sockaddr *sa,
+int dev_set_mac_address_user(struct net_device *dev, struct sockaddr_storage *ss,
 			     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 int dev_get_mac_address(struct sockaddr *sa, struct net *net, char *dev_name);
 int dev_get_port_parent_id(struct net_device *dev,
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 3eb4e945f312..2b514d95c528 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -9669,7 +9669,7 @@ int dev_pre_changeaddr_notify(struct net_device *dev, const char *addr,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_pre_changeaddr_notify);
 
-int netif_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, struct sockaddr *sa,
+int netif_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, struct sockaddr_storage *ss,
 			  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
@@ -9677,15 +9677,15 @@ int netif_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, struct sockaddr *sa,
 
 	if (!ops->ndo_set_mac_address)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	if (sa->sa_family != dev->type)
+	if (ss->ss_family != dev->type)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (!netif_device_present(dev))
 		return -ENODEV;
-	err = dev_pre_changeaddr_notify(dev, sa->sa_data, extack);
+	err = dev_pre_changeaddr_notify(dev, ss->__data, extack);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
-	if (memcmp(dev->dev_addr, sa->sa_data, dev->addr_len)) {
-		err = ops->ndo_set_mac_address(dev, sa);
+	if (memcmp(dev->dev_addr, ss->__data, dev->addr_len)) {
+		err = ops->ndo_set_mac_address(dev, ss);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 	}
@@ -9697,6 +9697,7 @@ int netif_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, struct sockaddr *sa,
 
 DECLARE_RWSEM(dev_addr_sem);
 
+/* "sa" is a true struct sockaddr with limited "sa_data" member. */
 int dev_get_mac_address(struct sockaddr *sa, struct net *net, char *dev_name)
 {
 	size_t size = sizeof(sa->sa_data_min);
diff --git a/net/core/dev_api.c b/net/core/dev_api.c
index f9a160ab596f..1bf0153195f2 100644
--- a/net/core/dev_api.c
+++ b/net/core/dev_api.c
@@ -84,14 +84,15 @@ void dev_set_group(struct net_device *dev, int new_group)
 	netdev_unlock_ops(dev);
 }
 
-int dev_set_mac_address_user(struct net_device *dev, struct sockaddr *sa,
+int dev_set_mac_address_user(struct net_device *dev,
+			     struct sockaddr_storage *ss,
 			     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	int ret;
 
 	down_write(&dev_addr_sem);
 	netdev_lock_ops(dev);
-	ret = netif_set_mac_address(dev, sa, extack);
+	ret = netif_set_mac_address(dev, ss, extack);
 	netdev_unlock_ops(dev);
 	up_write(&dev_addr_sem);
 
@@ -319,20 +320,20 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_set_allmulti);
 /**
  * dev_set_mac_address() - change Media Access Control Address
  * @dev: device
- * @sa: new address
+ * @ss: new address
  * @extack: netlink extended ack
  *
  * Change the hardware (MAC) address of the device
  *
  * Return: 0 on success, -errno on failure.
  */
-int dev_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, struct sockaddr *sa,
+int dev_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, struct sockaddr_storage *ss,
 			struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	int ret;
 
 	netdev_lock_ops(dev);
-	ret = netif_set_mac_address(dev, sa, extack);
+	ret = netif_set_mac_address(dev, ss, extack);
 	netdev_unlock_ops(dev);
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/net/core/dev_ioctl.c b/net/core/dev_ioctl.c
index fff13a8b48f1..616479e71466 100644
--- a/net/core/dev_ioctl.c
+++ b/net/core/dev_ioctl.c
@@ -572,9 +572,11 @@ static int dev_ifsioc(struct net *net, struct ifreq *ifr, void __user *data,
 		return dev_set_mtu(dev, ifr->ifr_mtu);
 
 	case SIOCSIFHWADDR:
-		if (dev->addr_len > sizeof(struct sockaddr))
+		if (dev->addr_len > sizeof(ifr->ifr_hwaddr))
 			return -EINVAL;
-		return dev_set_mac_address_user(dev, &ifr->ifr_hwaddr, NULL);
+		return dev_set_mac_address_user(dev,
+						(struct sockaddr_storage *)&ifr->ifr_hwaddr,
+						NULL);
 
 	case SIOCSIFHWBROADCAST:
 		if (ifr->ifr_hwaddr.sa_family != dev->type)
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 8a914b37ef6e..f9a35bdc58ad 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -3080,17 +3080,7 @@ static int do_setlink(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	}
 
 	if (tb[IFLA_ADDRESS]) {
-		struct sockaddr *sa;
-		int len;
-
-		len = sizeof(sa_family_t) + max_t(size_t, dev->addr_len,
-						  sizeof(*sa));
-		sa = kmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!sa) {
-			err = -ENOMEM;
-			goto errout;
-		}
-		sa->sa_family = dev->type;
+		struct sockaddr_storage ss = { };
 
 		netdev_unlock_ops(dev);
 
@@ -3098,10 +3088,9 @@ static int do_setlink(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 		down_write(&dev_addr_sem);
 		netdev_lock_ops(dev);
 
-		memcpy(sa->sa_data, nla_data(tb[IFLA_ADDRESS]),
-		       dev->addr_len);
-		err = netif_set_mac_address(dev, sa, extack);
-		kfree(sa);
+		ss.ss_family = dev->type;
+		memcpy(ss.__data, nla_data(tb[IFLA_ADDRESS]), dev->addr_len);
+		err = netif_set_mac_address(dev, &ss, extack);
 		if (err) {
 			up_write(&dev_addr_sem);
 			goto errout;
diff --git a/net/core/utils.c b/net/core/utils.c
index 27f4cffaae05..e47feeaa5a49 100644
--- a/net/core/utils.c
+++ b/net/core/utils.c
@@ -399,9 +399,9 @@ int inet_pton_with_scope(struct net *net, __kernel_sa_family_t af,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inet_pton_with_scope);
 
-bool inet_addr_is_any(struct sockaddr *addr)
+bool inet_addr_is_any(struct sockaddr_storage *addr)
 {
-	if (addr->sa_family == AF_INET6) {
+	if (addr->ss_family == AF_INET6) {
 		struct sockaddr_in6 *in6 = (struct sockaddr_in6 *)addr;
 		const struct sockaddr_in6 in6_any =
 			{ .sin6_addr = IN6ADDR_ANY_INIT };
@@ -409,13 +409,13 @@ bool inet_addr_is_any(struct sockaddr *addr)
 		if (!memcmp(in6->sin6_addr.s6_addr,
 			    in6_any.sin6_addr.s6_addr, 16))
 			return true;
-	} else if (addr->sa_family == AF_INET) {
+	} else if (addr->ss_family == AF_INET) {
 		struct sockaddr_in *in = (struct sockaddr_in *)addr;
 
 		if (in->sin_addr.s_addr == htonl(INADDR_ANY))
 			return true;
 	} else {
-		pr_warn("unexpected address family %u\n", addr->sa_family);
+		pr_warn("unexpected address family %u\n", addr->ss_family);
 	}
 
 	return false;
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c b/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c
index 359249ab77bf..4c07a475c567 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c
@@ -224,10 +224,10 @@ int ieee802154_add_iface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	dev_hold(dev);
 
 	if (info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_HW_ADDR]) {
-		struct sockaddr addr;
+		struct sockaddr_storage addr;
 
-		addr.sa_family = ARPHRD_IEEE802154;
-		nla_memcpy(&addr.sa_data, info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_HW_ADDR],
+		addr.ss_family = ARPHRD_IEEE802154;
+		nla_memcpy(&addr.__data, info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_HW_ADDR],
 			   IEEE802154_ADDR_LEN);
 
 		/* strangely enough, some callbacks (inetdev_event) from
diff --git a/net/ncsi/internal.h b/net/ncsi/internal.h
index 2c260f33b55c..e76c6de0c784 100644
--- a/net/ncsi/internal.h
+++ b/net/ncsi/internal.h
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ struct ncsi_dev_priv {
 #define NCSI_DEV_RESHUFFLE	4
 #define NCSI_DEV_RESET		8            /* Reset state of NC          */
 	unsigned int        gma_flag;        /* OEM GMA flag               */
-	struct sockaddr     pending_mac;     /* MAC address received from GMA */
+	struct sockaddr_storage pending_mac; /* MAC address received from GMA */
 	spinlock_t          lock;            /* Protect the NCSI device    */
 	unsigned int        package_probe_id;/* Current ID during probe    */
 	unsigned int        package_num;     /* Number of packages         */
diff --git a/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c b/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c
index 8668888c5a2f..472cc68ad86f 100644
--- a/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c
+++ b/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ static int ncsi_rsp_handler_snfc(struct ncsi_request *nr)
 static int ncsi_rsp_handler_oem_gma(struct ncsi_request *nr, int mfr_id)
 {
 	struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp = nr->ndp;
-	struct sockaddr *saddr = &ndp->pending_mac;
+	struct sockaddr_storage *saddr = &ndp->pending_mac;
 	struct net_device *ndev = ndp->ndev.dev;
 	struct ncsi_rsp_oem_pkt *rsp;
 	u32 mac_addr_off = 0;
@@ -644,11 +644,11 @@ static int ncsi_rsp_handler_oem_gma(struct ncsi_request *nr, int mfr_id)
 	else if (mfr_id == NCSI_OEM_MFR_INTEL_ID)
 		mac_addr_off = INTEL_MAC_ADDR_OFFSET;
 
-	saddr->sa_family = ndev->type;
-	memcpy(saddr->sa_data, &rsp->data[mac_addr_off], ETH_ALEN);
+	saddr->ss_family = ndev->type;
+	memcpy(saddr->__data, &rsp->data[mac_addr_off], ETH_ALEN);
 	if (mfr_id == NCSI_OEM_MFR_BCM_ID || mfr_id == NCSI_OEM_MFR_INTEL_ID)
-		eth_addr_inc((u8 *)saddr->sa_data);
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr((const u8 *)saddr->sa_data))
+		eth_addr_inc(saddr->__data);
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(saddr->__data))
 		return -ENXIO;
 
 	/* Set the flag for GMA command which should only be called once */
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ static int ncsi_rsp_handler_netlink(struct ncsi_request *nr)
 static int ncsi_rsp_handler_gmcma(struct ncsi_request *nr)
 {
 	struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp = nr->ndp;
-	struct sockaddr *saddr = &ndp->pending_mac;
+	struct sockaddr_storage *saddr = &ndp->pending_mac;
 	struct net_device *ndev = ndp->ndev.dev;
 	struct ncsi_rsp_gmcma_pkt *rsp;
 	int i;
@@ -1105,15 +1105,15 @@ static int ncsi_rsp_handler_gmcma(struct ncsi_request *nr)
 			    rsp->addresses[i][4], rsp->addresses[i][5]);
 	}
 
-	saddr->sa_family = ndev->type;
+	saddr->ss_family = ndev->type;
 	for (i = 0; i < rsp->address_count; i++) {
 		if (!is_valid_ether_addr(rsp->addresses[i])) {
 			netdev_warn(ndev, "NCSI: Unable to assign %pM to device\n",
 				    rsp->addresses[i]);
 			continue;
 		}
-		memcpy(saddr->sa_data, rsp->addresses[i], ETH_ALEN);
-		netdev_warn(ndev, "NCSI: Will set MAC address to %pM\n", saddr->sa_data);
+		memcpy(saddr->__data, rsp->addresses[i], ETH_ALEN);
+		netdev_warn(ndev, "NCSI: Will set MAC address to %pM\n", saddr->__data);
 		break;
 	}