netdev - Re: [PATCH v6] igb: Assign random MAC address instead of fail in case of invalid one

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Message-ID: <20220614181914.4cd8fe97@kernel.org>
Date:   Tue, 14 Jun 2022 18:19:14 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Tony Nguyen <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>
Cc:     Lixue Liang <lianglixuehao@....com>, <pmenzel@...gen.mpg.de>,
        <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>, <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
        <lianglixue@...atwall.com.cn>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6] igb: Assign random MAC address instead of fail in
 case of invalid one

On Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:09:02 -0700 Tony Nguyen wrote:
> > Add the module parameter "allow_invalid_mac_address" to control the  
> 
> netdev maintainers:
> 
> I know the use of module parameters is extremely frowned upon. Is this a 
> use/exception that would be allowed?

I think so, I don't see a different way here.