*/
        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;
        }
                        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);
        }
 
                                  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);
        }
 
                        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);
                                  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);
        }
 
        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;
                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:
                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) {
                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);
 
        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);
                        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);
        }
 
 
 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) {
                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)
         */
        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);
 
 
        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)
 
 
        /* reset the MAC address in case of policy change */
        if (determine_ethernet_addr(tp, &ss) >= 0)
-               dev_set_mac_address(tp->netdev, (struct sockaddr *)&ss, NULL);
+               dev_set_mac_address(tp->netdev, &ss, NULL);
 
        netdev = tp->netdev;
        if (!netif_running(netdev))
 
                              struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 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,
                             struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 
 
 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);
 
 /**
  * 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, (struct sockaddr_storage *)sa, extack);
+       ret = netif_set_mac_address(dev, ss, extack);
        netdev_unlock_ops(dev);
 
        return ret;
 
                 * dev_set_mac_address require RTNL_LOCK
                 */
                rtnl_lock();
-               rc = dev_set_mac_address(dev, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, NULL);
+               rc = dev_set_mac_address(dev, &addr, NULL);
                rtnl_unlock();
                if (rc)
                        goto dev_unregister;
 
                break;
        case ncsi_dev_state_config_apply_mac:
                rtnl_lock();
-               ret = dev_set_mac_address(dev, (struct sockaddr *)&ndp->pending_mac, NULL);
+               ret = dev_set_mac_address(dev, &ndp->pending_mac, NULL);
                rtnl_unlock();
                if (ret < 0)
                        netdev_warn(dev, "NCSI: 'Writing MAC address to device failed\n");