netdev - Re: [PATCH v7] igb: Assign random MAC address instead of fail in case of invalid one

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Date:   Wed, 14 Dec 2022 20:53:30 +0200
From:   Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     Lixue Liang <lianglixuehao@....com>, anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jesse.brandeburg@...el.com,
        davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, pabeni@...hat.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, lianglixue@...atwall.com.cn
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7] igb: Assign random MAC address instead of fail in
 case of invalid one

On Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 08:51:06AM -0800, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Dec 2022 09:22:13 +0200 Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > NAK to any module driver parameter. If it is applicable to all drivers,
> > please find a way to configure it to more user-friendly. If it is not,
> > try to do the same as other drivers do.
> 
> I think this one may be fine. Configuration which has to be set before
> device probing can't really be per-device.

This configuration can be different between multiple devices
which use same igb module. Module parameters doesn't allow such
separation.

Also, as a user, I despise random module parameters which I need
to set after every HW update/replacement.

Thanks