br->name = xstrdup(br_cfg->name);
br->type = xstrdup(ofproto_normalize_type(br_cfg->datapath_type));
br->cfg = br_cfg;
- eth_addr_nicira_random(br->default_ea);
+
+ /* Derive the default Ethernet address from the bridge's UUID. This should
+ * be unique and it will be stable between ovs-vswitchd runs. */
+ memcpy(br->default_ea, &br_cfg->header_.uuid, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+ eth_addr_mark_random(br->default_ea);
hmap_init(&br->ports);
hmap_init(&br->ifaces);