netdev - Re: [RFC net-next 1/6] ethernet: add a helper for assigning port addresses

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Message-ID: <20211015225034.vlxyhur77epyq4ji@skbuf>
Date:   Fri, 15 Oct 2021 22:50:35 +0000
From:   Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
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Subject: Re: [RFC net-next 1/6] ethernet: add a helper for assigning port
 addresses

On Fri, Oct 15, 2021 at 03:30:53PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> Thinking again maybe eth_hw_addr_gen()? We "generate" a port address
> based on base address and port ID.

I like eth_hw_addr_gen() better.