Description of problem: create a vhost-net port and assign mac to this port. But mac address didn't effect. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): openvswitch3.1-3.1.0-35.el9fdp.x86_64 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. disable selinux setenforce0 2. start openvswitch service ovs-vsctl --no-wait set Open_vSwitch . other_config:dpdk-init=true ovs-vsctl --may-exist add-br guestbridge -- set bridge guestbridge datapath_type=netdev 3. create port ovs-vsctl --timeout=60 --may-exist add-port guestbridge g1_eth1 \ -- set interface g1_eth1 type=dpdk \ -- set interface g1_eth1 options:dpdk-devargs=net_virtio_user1,path=/dev/vhost-net,iface=g1_eth1 \ -- set interface g1_eth1 mtu_request=9000 \ -- set interface g1_eth1 mac=\"00:de:ad:01:01:01\" 4. check mac address # ovs-vsctl list interface g1_eth1 _uuid : 82eae4fb-4709-4e45-bbd9-461c6bea7267 admin_state : up bfd : {} bfd_status : {} cfm_fault : [] cfm_fault_status : [] cfm_flap_count : [] cfm_health : [] cfm_mpid : [] cfm_remote_mpids : [] cfm_remote_opstate : [] duplex : [] error : [] external_ids : {} ifindex : 5217615 ingress_policing_burst: 0 ingress_policing_kpkts_burst: 0 ingress_policing_kpkts_rate: 0 ingress_policing_rate: 0 lacp_current : [] link_resets : 0 link_speed : [] link_state : up lldp : {} mac : "00:de:ad:01:01:01" mac_in_use : "76:9d:34:25:71:bd" mtu : 9000 mtu_request : 9000 name : g1_eth1 ofport : 3 ofport_request : [] options : {dpdk-devargs="net_virtio_user1,path=/dev/vhost-net,iface=g1_eth1"} other_config : {} statistics : {ovs_rx_qos_drops=0, ovs_tx_failure_drops=0, ovs_tx_invalid_hwol_drops=0, ovs_tx_mtu_exceeded_drops=0, ovs_tx_qos_drops=0, rx_bytes=0, rx_dropped=0, rx_errors=0, rx_mbuf_allocation_errors=0, rx_missed_errors=0, rx_packets=0, rx_q0_bytes=0, rx_q0_errors=0, rx_q0_packets=0, tx_bytes=0, tx_dropped=0, tx_errors=0, tx_packets=0, tx_q0_bytes=0, tx_q0_packets=0} status : {bus_info="bus_name=vdev", driver_name=net_virtio_user, if_descr="DPDK 22.11.1 net_virtio_user", if_type="6", link_speed="Not Defined", max_hash_mac_addrs="0", max_mac_addrs="64", max_rx_pktlen="9018", max_rx_queues="1", max_tx_queues="1", max_vfs="0", max_vmdq_pools="0", min_rx_bufsize="64", numa_id="-1", port_no="2"} type : dpdk Actual results: 1. check mac address different between 'mac' and 'mac_in_use' 2. check err log on ovs-vswitchd.log 2023-07-22T15:09:50.222Z|00180|netdev_dpdk|INFO|Device 'net_virtio_user1,path=/dev/vhost-net,iface=g1_eth1' has been removed and detached 2023-07-22T15:09:52.830Z|00181|dpdk|ERR|virtio_user_dev_init_mac(): (/dev/vhost-net) No valid MAC in devargs or device, use random 2023-07-22T15:09:52.830Z|00182|netdev_dpdk|INFO|Device 'net_virtio_user1,path=/dev/vhost-net,iface=g1_eth1' attached to DPDK Expected results: Additional info: