From: David Lamparter <equinox@diac24.net>
To: Naohiro Aota <naota@elisp.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][RFC] ipconfig: Add new kernel parameter to force MAC address
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:04:18 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20111021110418.GG651279@jupiter.n2.diac24.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <878vofr2t9.fsf@elisp.net>
On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 02:27:30AM +0900, Naohiro Aota wrote:
> However it's not possible when you are using NFS root since the
> kernel already set the random MAC address and you cannot change
> it after system boot up process.
Is there any particular reason you're not using an initramfs?
Kernel autoconfiguration & NFS-root are relicts of old times, with an
initramfs you can start a proper portmap/rpcbind daemon and use full
regular NFS (v4 even).
... and you can change the MAC before bringing the interface up.
-David
prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-10-21 11:04 UTC|newest]
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2011-10-20 17:27 [PATCH][RFC] ipconfig: Add new kernel parameter to force MAC address Naohiro Aota
2011-10-21 11:04 ` David Lamparter [this message]
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