netdev - Re: [PATCH] [NET] [ISDN]: Do not validate ISDN net device address prior to interface-up

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Message-ID: <4801BF1C.30207@gmail.com>
Date:	Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:06:52 +0200
From:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>
To:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
CC:	Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	isdn4linux@...tserv.isdn4linux.de, Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [NET] [ISDN]: Do not validate ISDN net device address
   prior to interface-up

Patrick McHardy wrote, On 04/13/2008 08:29 AM:
...

> I guess it should return -EADDRNOTAVAIL similar to eth_mac_addr()
> when validation fails.

I think an additional printk should really save some time in guessing
what's wrong and with which address, especially if the same config
works OK with earlier kernels.

Regards,
Jarek P.
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