Return-path: Received: from xc.sipsolutions.net ([83.246.72.84]:38461 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757249AbYG1PHW (ORCPT ); Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:07:22 -0400 Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] mac80211: allow no mac address until firmware load From: Johannes Berg To: Dan Williams Cc: Michael Buesch , Luis Carlos Cobo , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <1217257174.28198.27.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <48763814.27052c0a.1794.2095@mx.google.com> <200807281544.33509.mb@bu3sch.de> <1217253397.6364.2.camel@localhost> <200807281600.39103.mb@bu3sch.de> <1217257174.28198.27.camel@localhost.localdomain> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-GdmhWOLE7dlP6iPW9++A" Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:07:08 +0200 Message-Id: <1217257628.15381.2.camel@johannes.berg> (sfid-20080728_170752_212468_041C3DAA) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-GdmhWOLE7dlP6iPW9++A Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, 2008-07-28 at 10:59 -0400, Dan Williams wrote: > > If that's really a problem, yes. 01:00:00:00:00:00 is still better > > than a pseudo random MAC, IMO. It's immediately obvious to the user > > that the MAC currently is not set. >=20 > How about 44:44:44:44:44:44 like orinoco uses for bogus BSSID? If we > can, let's not keep creating yet more bogus MAC addresses. Either way, the problem is that these will confuse udev if you have two at the same time, no? johannes --=-GdmhWOLE7dlP6iPW9++A Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Johannes Berg (powerbook) iQIcBAABAgAGBQJIjeCYAAoJEKVg1VMiehFYJ4QP/3fCdcES51uNpf4ZM4i9Aofn Rni95jrFumZ732Oyc1xTh657/LhGhnj5Yogaxv+rI7UoaiotriwALzHQ543bHN3z bdSg7wv7VcCyRwsrwvhv9UwFbqloW0fza1uj7/XxREIN+CvwdQPtEDTkGV1mBCak XCKqRxYioOzXqCS8eKJTjveAN2WU+NLiYUU1Z4uU4dX8aMpYa5/tFaNrD776yb4D rIh5WyDfY7I2BivFimf0nvvVuaqpBjoCDB6S6k1kyvpBS+8BqEF4TBwUYDnTcmTr O1+/7a1cVI8f3iMwhpZqr4XzmFpW3ZURurpYQTiphFOHEVxZgPxgUgAmSRHbgd+B GEVMju9eAiC4hNKJBDVGi8y9d44vBSPNszgcC/rIBVVqA8brmyruWwBwJNFge4VC 4f+Zx15Z0XgFau4P9fHURIHXUPZPDpGAFp4lQezbo7DB6TpUU2NVgx+MVWTkWXlX 3JGb8YKiPzlMRMmq/Xz+K1ponbifVi7xSxT9mF623Im+sJwVZZIR2xT7sZ87iU/G UJrR7SwxesrIz1SJ6oCpNmSkhZ5ZeZJoEWJL7D7zv1vqIusw8cGg+GO9IgNohnJS Rbfj+anStzHwLbexABMs2rPEjycExK4uxCqGoXjwDfl6CC/CpQ8qHp9Bjy5nrMxd ajArlQwusdyvPDDCgdsO =6fVx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-GdmhWOLE7dlP6iPW9++A--