linux v2.6.24-rc1-1-gbada339 introduces a check for valid ethernet mac address.
We don't have such a valid one because it is just a virtual gateway device which
doesn't need such thing. To disable the eth_validate_addr check we can override
the function pointer inside the netdevice structure or just setting it to NULL
to disable it at all.
---
batman/linux/modules/gateway.c | 3 +++
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/batman/linux/modules/gateway.c b/batman/linux/modules/gateway.c
index d7af197..11693e2 100644
--- a/batman/linux/modules/gateway.c
+++ b/batman/linux/modules/gateway.c
@@ -527,6 +527,9 @@ static void bat_netdev_setup( struct net_device *dev )
#endif
dev->mtu = 1471;
dev->flags = IFF_POINTOPOINT | IFF_NOARP | IFF_MULTICAST;
+#ifdef HAVE_VALIDATE_ADDR
+ dev->validate_addr = NULL;
+#endif
priv = netdev_priv( dev );
memset( priv, 0, sizeof( struct gate_priv ) );
--
1.6.0.1
