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

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Message-ID: <4C4593DA.9040207@redhat.com>
Date:	Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:17:30 +0200
From:	Stefan Assmann <sassmann@...hat.com>
To:	Alex Badea <abadea@...acom.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

On 20.07.2010 13:58, Alex Badea wrote:
> 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?

In case there's demand for such a multi-purpose attribute I see no
reason to object. More thoughts on this?

Thanks for your suggestion Alex.

  Stefan
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