netdev - Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 14711] New: usbnet ax88172 mac address change broken

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Message-Id: <20091203133845.4977551c.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Thu, 3 Dec 2009 13:38:45 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	bugzilla-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org,
	bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	remur@....net
Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 14711] New: usbnet ax88172 mac address change
 broken


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On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 15:41:10 GMT
bugzilla-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org wrote:

> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14711
> 
>            Summary: usbnet ax88172 mac address change broken
>            Product: Drivers
>            Version: 2.5
>     Kernel Version: 2.6.31rc8
>           Platform: All
>         OS/Version: Linux
>               Tree: Mainline
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: normal
>           Priority: P1
>          Component: Network
>         AssignedTo: drivers_network@...nel-bugs.osdl.org
>         ReportedBy: remur@....net
>         Regression: No
> 
> 
> When changing the MAC address on a NETGEAR FA120 (because an old one is
> registered with my provider) the replies to the traffic don't reach the system
> anymore, the NIC is dropping them, putting the NIC into promiscous mode will
> show they are properly replied to.
> 
> Searching around I found this patch from the openBSD folks
> http://www.mail-archive.com/misc@openbsd.org/msg76418.html
> http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/dev/usb/if_axe.c.diff?r1=1.91;r2=1.92
> 
> Looks like it is not working with the ax88172, but only with newer models.
> Still an error message would be nice when setting another physical address
> 

It would be nice if some asix-competent person could take a look at porting
that openbsd patch across, see if it fixes Karsten's hardware.

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