netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] sfc: Store port number in private data, not net_device::dev

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Date:	Wed, 12 Jun 2013 03:15:16 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	bhutchings@...arflare.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-net-drivers@...arflare.com,
	narendra_k@...l.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] sfc: Store port number in private data, not
 net_device::dev_id

From: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:03:17 +0100

> We should not use net_device::dev_id to indicate the port number, as
> this affects the way the local part of IPv6 addresses is normally
> generated.
> 
> This field was intended for use where multiple devices may share a
> single assigned MAC address and need to have different IPv6 addresses.
> Siena's two ports each have their own MAC addresses.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>

Applied, thanks Ben.
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