Use eth_hw_addr_set instead of dev_addr_set #1089
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Instead of define a dev_addr_set alias, eth_hw_addr_set should be declared for kernels < 5.15
eth_hw_addr_set was introduced on v5.15-rc1
torvalds/linux@48eab83
For old kernels memcpy() is used, so we do the same is this patch.
It's aligned with the solution used by similar drivers on Linux kernel.
memcopy to ether_addr_copy to eth_hw_addr_set
See for example
torvalds/linux@b57ceb1
torvalds/linux@349f631
Kernels < v5.15 will works in the same way with or without this patch, but maybe solve some issues with newer kernels, where eth_hw_addr_set has been improved.
ping @fariouche to test #1088 @Anoncheg1 for #1075 and @Reflexe to test on ArchLinux #961
Fix #1088