netdev - Re: [Patch net] net: allow setting mac address of loopback device

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Message-Id: <20140130.162711.1746399773464232016.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:27:11 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	xiyou.wangcong@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, stephen@...workplumber.org,
	edumazet@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [Patch net] net: allow setting mac address of loopback device

From: Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:38:51 -0800

> We are trying to mirror the local traffic from lo to eth0,
> allowing setting mac address of lo to eth0 would make
> the ether addresses in these packets correct, so that
> we don't have to modify the ether header again.
> 
> Since usually no one cares about its mac address (all-zero),
> it is safe to allow those who care to set its mac address.
> 
> Cc: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
> Cc: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> Cc: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
> Signed-off-by: Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>

Please resubmit when the net-next tree opens back up.

Thank you.
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