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    SubjectRe: [PATCH net-next] sysfs: add entry to indicate network interfaces with random MAC address
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    From: Stefan Assmann <sassmann@redhat.com>
    Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:17:30 +0200

    > 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?

    I think this is a great idea.

    Now it makes sense to use a new 'u8' in struct netdevice or similar to
    store this, since we'll have more than a boolean here.



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