netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] sysfs: add entry to indicate network interfaces with random MAC address

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Message-ID: <4C458F50.4070200@ixiacom.com>
Date:	Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:58:08 +0300
From:	Alex Badea <abadea@...acom.com>
To:	Stefan Assmann <sassmann@...hat.com>
CC:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	davem@...emloft.net, Andy Gospodarek <gospo@...hat.com>,
	"Rose, Gregory V" <gregory.v.rose@...el.com>,
	"Duyck, Alexander H" <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>,
	Casey Leedom <leedom@...lsio.com>,
	Harald Hoyer <harald@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] sysfs: add entry to indicate network interfaces
 with random MAC address

Hi,

On 07/20/2010 02:47 PM, Stefan Assmann wrote:
>> What about devices that 'steal' MAC addresses from slave devices?

Might I suggest an attribute such as "address_type", which could report
"permanent", "random", "stolen", or something else in the future?

My two cents,
Alex
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