netdev - Re: [patch net-next V4] bond: have random dev address by default instead of zeroes

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Message-Id: <20130130.153412.790821387539992014.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:34:12 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	fubar@...ibm.com
Cc:	jiri@...nulli.us, netdev@...r.kernel.org, andy@...yhouse.net,
	stephen@...workplumber.org, psimerda@...hat.com, dcbw@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next V4] bond: have random dev address by default
 instead of zeroes

From: Jay Vosburgh <fubar@...ibm.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:19:53 -0800

> Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us> wrote:
> 
>>Makes more sense to have randomly generated address by default than to
>>have all zeroes. It also allows user to for example put the bond into
>>bridge without need to have any slaves in it.
>>
>>Also note that this changes only behaviour of bonds with no slaves. Once
>>the first slave device is enslaved, its address will be used (no change
>>here).
>>
>>Also, fix dev_assign_type values on the way.
>>
>>Reported-by: Pavel Šimerda <psimerda@...hat.com>
>>Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jay Vosburgh <fubar@...ibm.com>

Applied, thanks.
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