--- /dev/null
+You cannot backport assignment of netdev->addr_assign_type
+given that its part of the netdev data structure only in future
+kernels.
+
+mcgrof@tux ~/linux-next (git::master)$ git describe --contains c1f79426
+v2.6.36-rc1~571^2~104
+
+--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
++++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
+@@ -472,7 +472,9 @@ static int atl1c_set_mac_addr(struct net
+
+ memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, netdev->addr_len);
+ memcpy(adapter->hw.mac_addr, addr->sa_data, netdev->addr_len);
++#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,36))
+ netdev->addr_assign_type &= ~NET_ADDR_RANDOM;
++#endif
+
+ atl1c_hw_set_mac_addr(&adapter->hw);
+
+@@ -2772,7 +2774,9 @@ static int __devinit atl1c_probe(struct
+ }
+ if (atl1c_read_mac_addr(&adapter->hw)) {
+ /* got a random MAC address, set NET_ADDR_RANDOM to netdev */
++#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,36))
+ netdev->addr_assign_type |= NET_ADDR_RANDOM;
++#endif
+ }
+ memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, adapter->hw.mac_addr, netdev->addr_len);
+ memcpy(netdev->perm_addr, adapter->hw.mac_addr, netdev->addr_len);
+--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atlx.c
++++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atlx.c
+@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ static int atlx_set_mac(struct net_devic
+
+ memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, netdev->addr_len);
+ memcpy(adapter->hw.mac_addr, addr->sa_data, netdev->addr_len);
++#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,36))
+ netdev->addr_assign_type &= ~NET_ADDR_RANDOM;
++#endif
+
+ atlx_set_mac_addr(&adapter->hw);
+ return 0;
+--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl1.c
++++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl1.c
+@@ -3019,7 +3019,9 @@ static int __devinit atl1_probe(struct p
+ /* copy the MAC address out of the EEPROM */
+ if (atl1_read_mac_addr(&adapter->hw)) {
+ /* mark random mac */
++#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,36))
+ netdev->addr_assign_type |= NET_ADDR_RANDOM;
++#endif
+ }
+ memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, adapter->hw.mac_addr, netdev->addr_len);
+