netdev - Re: [RFC] usbnet: assign unique random MAC

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Message-ID: <87ttplg9cw.fsf@miraculix.mork.no>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 13:39:59 +0100
From: Bjørn Mork <bjorn@...k.no>
To: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] usbnet: assign unique random MAC

Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com> writes:

> A module parameter to go back to the old behavior
> is included.

Is this really required?  If we add it now then we can never get rid of
it.  Why not try without, and add this back if/when somebody complains
about the new behaviour?

I believe there's a fair chance no one will notice or complain.  And we
have much cleaner code and one module param less.

Bjørn