+ err = patch_set_config(vport, parms->options, patchconf);
+ if (err)
+ goto error_free_patchconf;
+
+ vport_gen_rand_ether_addr(patchconf->eth_addr);
+
+ /* Make the default MTU fairly large so that it doesn't become the
+ * bottleneck on systems using jumbo frames. */
+ patchconf->mtu = 65535;
+
+ rcu_assign_pointer(patch_vport->patchconf, patchconf);