On Thu, Nov 05, 2009 at 10:08:58PM -0800, Roland Dreier wrote: > > > > igb uses the full output of random_ether_addr(). I'd be fine with > > > that. However setting the OUI means you only get 24 bits of randomness > > > which makes a collision a lot more likely. > > > > IIRC that was precisely why the OUI isn't used for the igb driver. > > > > Perhaps some infrastructure (by which I mean a random_mac() function) > > is warranted so at least this discussion can be concentrated around that > > rather than repeating it for each driver that needs random mac addresses. > > What would be the difference between random_mac() and the existing > random_ether_addr() function?
Sorry, I was mistaken. igb is using random_ether_addr(), which is what I had in mind. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-rdma" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
