Return-path: Received: from queueout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.33]:60859 "EHLO queueout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757922AbYDBTs2 (ORCPT ); Wed, 2 Apr 2008 15:48:28 -0400 From: Daniel Drake To: linville@tuxdriver.com Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Cc: reinette.chatre@intel.com Cc: ipw2100-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [PATCH] ipw2200: set MAC address on radiotap interface Message-Id: <20080402193354.0E2DF9D4143@zog.reactivated.net> (sfid-20080402_204844_702594_11F31AAB) Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 20:33:54 +0100 (BST) Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Commit bada339ba24dee9e143bfb42e1dc61f146619846 enforces that all interfaces have a valid MAC address before they are brought up. ipw2200 does not assign a MAC address to it's radiotap interface, meaning that the radiotap interface cannot be brought up in 2.6.24. https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=215714 Fix this by copying the MAC address from the real interface. Signed-off-by: Daniel Drake --- drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c | 1 + 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c index a56d9fc..b34c275 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c @@ -11576,6 +11576,7 @@ static int ipw_prom_alloc(struct ipw_priv *priv) priv->prom_priv->priv = priv; strcpy(priv->prom_net_dev->name, "rtap%d"); + memcpy(priv->prom_net_dev->dev_addr, priv->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN); priv->prom_net_dev->type = ARPHRD_IEEE80211_RADIOTAP; priv->prom_net_dev->open = ipw_prom_open; -- 1.5.4.5