Bug#907563: Kernel update to 4.17+97 breaks bonded NICs
Package: Linux-image-amd64
Version: 4.17+97~bpo9+1
Have two NIC in a bonded configuration. Has been fine up to and including kernel 4.16.0-0.bpo.2 (4.16.16-2~bpo9+1 (2018-06-26)). Picked up updated kernel via apt-get and upon reboot bonded ports fail. Revert back to prior kernel and bonded ports are working again. No other packages were updated.
Error messages given:
Aug 29 19:10:43 *** kernel: [ 2.054180] bond0: dev_set_mac_address of dev enp3s0 failed! ALB mode requires that the base driver support setting the hw address also when the network device's interface is open
Aug 29 19:10:44 *** kernel: [ 2.242641] bond0: dev_set_mac_address of dev enp4s0 failed! ALB mode requires that the base driver support setting the hw address also when the network device's interface is open
Aug 29 19:10:44 *** kernel: [ 2.268205] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): bond0: link is not ready
Aug 29 19:13:31 *** kernel: [ 169.451141] bond0: dev_set_mac_address of dev enp3s0 failed! ALB mode requires that the base driver support setting the hw address also when the network device's interface is open
Aug 29 19:13:31 *** kernel: [ 169.635637] bond0: dev_set_mac_address of dev enp4s0 failed! ALB mode requires that the base driver support setting the hw address also when the network device's interface is open
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