On Thu, Nov 11, 2021 at 10:10:57AM +0100, Michael Walle wrote: > Hi Ramon, > > Am 2021-11-09 14:55, schrieb Michael Walle: > > Am 2021-11-04 22:00, schrieb Ramon Fried: > > > > > What's the verdict ? We're keeping this patch ? > > > > There was a good point from Grygorii: linux might deal > > in its own way with missing ethernet addresses (and warn > > the user about it because its usually an error). > > > > And IMHO that net list can be fixed in a different way. > > > > If this patch is accepted, it should be clearly documented > > in the Kconfig help text. And as I said, it changes behavior. > > So this patch now in your pull request. Why are you even asking > then?
So, to quote lib/Kconfig:
config NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR
bool "Random ethaddr if unset"
help
Selecting this will allow the Ethernet interface to function
even when the ethaddr variable for that interface is unset.
A new MAC address will be generated on every boot and it will
not be added to the environment.
We need either a re-spin or follow-up as we're changing the documented
behavior. And as I mentioned in the other thread related on-going
thread, perhaps "ethmacskip" should play a role in preserving existing
behavior?
--
Tom
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