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 ) );