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SubjectRe: [PATCH] smsc95xx: add macaddr module parameter
On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:20:33 +0100
Danny Kukawka <danny.kukawka@bisect.de> wrote:

> Added smsc95xx.macaddr module parameter to allow the user to
> change the MAC address on boot if there was no MAC on the EEPROM.

NAK. Please see the discussion on this and ifconfig hw for other devices.

In summary - make the device refuse to ifconfig up without a valid
address, allow it to come into existance without a valid address and then
use ifconfig.


Your patch also seems to break if there are several attached to a board.


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