From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andrew Morton Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 12392] New: Can't change mac addr Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 10:36:09 -0800 Message-ID: <20090109103609.04b3b538.akpm@linux-foundation.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org, Jeff Garzik , Francois Romieu To: netdev@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from smtp1.linux-foundation.org ([140.211.169.13]:44211 "EHLO smtp1.linux-foundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753653AbZAISgX (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Jan 2009 13:36:23 -0500 In-Reply-To: Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: (switched to email. Please respond via emailed reply-to-all, not via the bugzilla web interface). On Fri, 9 Jan 2009 05:30:07 -0800 (PST) bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org 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: jgarzik@pobox.com > ReportedBy: diabelx@gmail.com > > > Latest working kernel version: 2.6.28-rc9-git1 > Earliest failing kernel version: >=2.6.28 A regression. > 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: