From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from wr-out-0506.google.com (wr-out-0506.google.com [64.233.184.230]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B642DDEFF for ; Tue, 9 Oct 2007 22:23:42 +1000 (EST) Received: by wr-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id 71so831724wri for ; Tue, 09 Oct 2007 05:23:41 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <18a15270710090523l7bf3d823r33ec9af4bcabc44d@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 13:23:41 +0100 From: "Ranulf Doswell" Sender: ralferoo@gmail.com To: "Geert Uytterhoeven" Subject: Re: [patch 6/6] PS3: Add os-area database routines In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_5020_16254858.1191932621174" References: <20071006213542.311447584@am.sony.com> <20071006213542.954029915@am.sony.com> <18a15270710080648x3b5f1135meea3d7b048a1a543@mail.gmail.com> <470A6E4E.5090009@am.sony.com> <18a15270710081559m3236126r85f797718300756f@mail.gmail.com> Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , ------=_Part_5020_16254858.1191932621174 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline On 09/10/2007, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > > On Mon, 8 Oct 2007, Ranulf Doswell wrote: > > However, in this case the only data required is a single identifier used > to > > identify one PS3 from another, and in fact this single 64-bit token can > be > > shared amongst many other applications that require the same function - > > certainly I intend to expose it in a common way in my games library's > API > > for all users of the library. > > MAC address? > Indeed, that's perfect! That solution also just occurred to me whilst walking back from lunch and when I come back to check my e-mail you've already suggested it! Funny how I've been ignoring the most obvious answer for weeks! Cheers, Ralf. ------=_Part_5020_16254858.1191932621174 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline On 09/10/2007, Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@sonycom.com> wrote:
On Mon, 8 Oct 2007, Ranulf Doswell wrote:
> However, in this case the only data required is a single identifier used to
> identify one PS3 from another, and in fact this single 64-bit token can be
> shared amongst many other applications that require the same function -
> certainly I intend to expose it in a common way in my games library's API
> for all users of the library.

MAC address?

Indeed, that's perfect! That solution also just occurred to me whilst walking back from lunch and when I come back to check my e-mail you've already suggested it! Funny how I've been ignoring the most obvious answer for weeks!

Cheers,
    Ralf.
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