From: Bernard Blackham <bernard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 10:16:39 +1100 > The smsc95xx driver currently generates a new random MAC address > every time the interface is brought up. This makes it impossible to > override using the standard `ifconfig hw ether` approach. > > Past patches tried to make the MAC address a module parameter or > base it off the die ID, but it seems to me much simpler (and > hopefully less controversial) to stick with the current random > generation scheme, but allow the user to change the address. > > This patch does exactly that - it moves the random address > generation from smsc95xx_reset() into smsc95xx_bind(), so that it is > done once on module load, not on every ifup. The user can then > override this using the standard mechanisms. > > Applies against 2.6.35 and linux-2.6 head. > > Signed-off-by: Bernard Blackham <b-omap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Applied. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-omap" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
