netdev - Re: [PATCH] r8169: Randomise invalid MAC addresses

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Date:	Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:29:14 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	"Torne (Richard Coles)" <torne@...gle.com>
Cc:	nic_swsd@...ltek.com, romieu@...zoreil.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] r8169: Randomise invalid MAC addresses

On Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:32:20 +0000
"Torne (Richard Coles)" <torne@...gle.com> wrote:

> From: "Torne (Richard Coles)" <torne@...gle.com>
> 
> If the default MAC address stored in the card is invalid, replace it
> with a random address and complain about it.

See the discussion about the pch ethernet card. Detect the error and warn
about it, block opening it and let the user set it with ifconfig xx hw
aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff

Alan
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