RE: Define primary MAC address based on device sticker

["Adrian Schmutzler" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 > From: David Gibson [mailto:david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Mittwoch, 26. Juni 2019 13:36 
> To: Adrian Schmutzler <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> Cc: devicetree-spec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> Subject: Re: Define primary MAC address based on device sticker 
> 
> On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 01:42:09PM +0200, Adrian Schmutzler wrote: 

[...] 

> > aliases { 
> >       primary-mac-address = &eth0; 
> > }; 
> > 
> > What do you think? 
> I think an alias is the right mechanism for this, I don't think 
> "primary-mac-address" is a great name for it, but I can't immediately 
> think of a better one. 

Indeed. I also thought about primary-mac-device, since the alias is actually referring to a device, not an address. However, not the device is primary, but the address.
Correct would be something like bearer-of-primary-mac-address, however, that's terrible. 
So, I'm open for suggestions. So far, primary-mac-address has been the best idea I've heard. 

If a consensus is found, how would I go on with my proposition? 

Best 

Adrian Schmutzler

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