New: Can't change mac addr

Bugme-new Andrew Morton 1 participant 1 message Jan 9, 2009 1 message not in the archive

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Quoted 17 lines · On Fri, 9 Jan 2009 05:30:07 -0800 (PST) [email protected] wrote:

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12392

           Summary: Can't change mac addr
           Product: Drivers
           Version: 2.5
     KernelVersion: >=2.6.28 fail woks <=2.6.28-rc9-git1
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
              Tree: Mainline
            Status: NEW
          Severity: high
          Priority: P1
         Component: Network
        AssignedTo: [email protected]
        ReportedBy: [email protected]

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Latest working kernel version: 2.6.28-rc9-git1
Earliest failing kernel version: >=2.6.28

A regression.

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Distribution:gantoo
Hardware Environment: 04:05.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
Software Environment: ifconfig,macchanger
Problem Description:
Can't change mac address, Any attempt to change the address ends in an error :
RTNETLINK answers: Operation not supported
ERROR: Can't change MAC: interface up or not permission: Operation not supported
Steps to reproduce: