Bug 12392
| Summary: | Can't change mac addr | ||
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| Product: | Drivers | Reporter: | dex (diabelx) |
| Component: | Network | Assignee: | drivers_network (drivers_network) |
| Status: | CLOSED INSUFFICIENT_DATA | ||
| Severity: | high | CC: | alan |
| Priority: | P1 | ||
| Hardware: | All | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
| Kernel Version: | >=2.6.28 fail woks <=2.6.28-rc9-git1 | Subsystem: | |
| Regression: | Yes | Bisected commit-id: | |
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Description
dex
2009-01-09 05:30:07 UTC
Reply-To: akpm@linux-foundation.org (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: 2009/1/9 <bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org>: > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12392 > > > > > > ------- Comment #1 from anonymous@kernel-bugs.osdl.org 2009-01-09 10:36 > ------- > Reply-To: akpm@linux-foundation.org > > > (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: > > > -- > Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email > ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- > You reported the bug, or are watching the reporter. > I do not see any obvious candidate for this regression between 2.6.28-rc9 and 2.6.28. May I suggest to check that the kernel is built with the same .config and eventually try a bisection of the problem ? -- Ueimor |