[PATCH 0/6] kernel parameters: introduce "macaddr" to set mac address · Paolo Pisati <hidden> · 2012-10-23
[PATCH 1/6] macaddr kernel bootargs implementation · Paolo Pisati <hidden> · 2012-10-23
[PATCH 2/6] stmmac: remove mac address handling as a module parameter · Paolo Pisati <hidden> · 2012-10-23
[PATCH 3/6] ksz884x: remove mac address handling as a module parameter · Paolo Pisati <hidden> · 2012-10-23
[PATCH 4/6] greth: remove mac address handling as a module parameter · Paolo Pisati <hidden> · 2012-10-23
[PATCH 5/6] sunhme: remove mac address handling as a module parameter · Paolo Pisati <hidden> · 2012-10-23
[PATCH 6/6] fec: remove mac address handling as a module parameter · Paolo Pisati <hidden> · 2012-10-23
Re: [PATCH 0/6] kernel parameters: introduce "macaddr" to set mac address · David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> · 2012-10-23
Re: [PATCH 0/6] kernel parameters: introduce "macaddr" to set mac address · Paolo Pisati <hidden> · 2012-10-24

Re: [PATCH 0/6] kernel parameters: introduce "macaddr" to set mac address

From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Date: 2012-10-23 17:20:39

From: Paolo Pisati <redacted>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:15:27 +0200

In the past drivers grew mechanism to set their own mac address at boot time
via (usually) a module parameter. Unfortunately every single driver had its
own naming/implementation and it soon became clear that a generic
mechanism was needed.

Introduce "macaddr=", a new kernel parameter to set MAC address using
netdevice ops (and hence being hardware independent).

Sorry, no, no module parameters.

Run time setting is the only reasonable way to set the MAC address
explicitly.

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