On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 6:35 AM Adrian Schmutzler <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > 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 = ð0; > > > }; > > > > > > 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. I don't have a strong opinion, so to throw out some other ideas: We already have ethernetN. Perhaps just go with netN with net0 being the primary device. Or primary-net-device? > > If a consensus is found, how would I go on with my proposition? While I'd like to start documenting alias names, just consensus here is enough. Rob
