Kernel before 3.9 have the NET_ADDR_RANDOM flag which needs to be set. This patch adds the necessary compat change for older kernel. Signed-off-by: Simon Wunderlich &lt;siwu(a)hrz.tu-chemnitz.de&gt; --- compat.h | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/compat.h b/compat.h index 3d03a2f..e21b310 100644 --- a/compat.h +++ b/compat.h @@ -198,6 +198,19 @@ static inline void eth_hw_addr_random(struct net_device *dev) #define prandom_u32() random32() +#define batadv_interface_set_mac_addr(x, y) \ +__batadv_interface_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *p);\ +static int batadv_interface_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *p) \ +{\ + int ret;\ +\ + ret = __batadv_interface_set_mac_addr(dev, p);\ + if (!ret) \ + dev->addr_assign_type &= ~NET_ADDR_RANDOM;\ + return ret;\ +}\ +static int __batadv_interface_set_mac_addr(x, y) + #endif /* < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 9, 0) */ #endif /* _NET_BATMAN_ADV_COMPAT_H_ */ -- 1.7.10.4