Re: [PATCH net-next] sysfs: add entry to indicate network interfaceswith random MAC address

From: Stefan Assmann
Date: Tue Jul 20 2010 - 08:17:53 EST


On 20.07.2010 13:58, Alex Badea wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 07/20/2010 02:47 PM, Stefan Assmann wrote:
>>> What about devices that 'steal' MAC addresses from slave devices?
>
> Might I suggest an attribute such as "address_type", which could report
> "permanent", "random", "stolen", or something else in the future?

In case there's demand for such a multi-purpose attribute I see no
reason to object. More thoughts on this?

Thanks for your suggestion Alex.

Stefan
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