netdev - Re: [PATCH] smsc95xx: Add module parameter to override MAC address

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <4C2452ED.8020307@ti.com>
Date:	Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:55:41 +0200
From:	Sebastien Jan <s-jan@...com>
To:	Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au>
CC:	Steve Glendinning <steve.glendinning@...c.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-omap@...r.kernel.org" <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] smsc95xx: Add module parameter to override MAC address

On 06/25/2010 03:25 AM, Simon Horman wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 10:14:14AM +0200, Sebastien Jan wrote:
>> Define a new module parameter 'macaddr' to override the MAC address
>> fetched either from eeprom, or randomly generated.
>>
>> The expected MAC address shall be in the 01:23:45:67:89:AB format.
> 
> I'm confused as to why this is desirable when the mac address
> can already be configured after module insertion via
> smsc95xx_netdev_ops.eth_mac_addr().

For example for booting over NFS using a pre-defined MAC address, with 
a minimal setup (no initrd). Or is there another way to force a MAC
address for this use-case?
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html