Re: [PATCH 2/2] smsc95xx: allow to re-use MAC address alreadyprogrammed

[David Miller]

From: Peter Meerwald <pmeerw@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed,  8 Feb 2012 12:08:52 +0100

> From: Peter Meerwald <p.meerwald@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> patch adds a module parameter which allows to keep the MAC address already 
> set (e.g. by the boot loader) if it is valid (otherwise the MAC address is read 
> from an optional EEPROM or randomly generated)
> 
> tested on beagleboard-xm
> 
> Signed-off-by: Peter Meerwald <p.meerwald@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

No way, for the same reason as your other patch.

Module parameters suck, use something generic.
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