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From: Alex Badea <abadea@ixiacom.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] sysfs: add entry to indicate network interfaces
 with random MAC address
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:58:08 +0300
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Hi,

On 07/20/2010 02:47 PM, Stefan Assmann wrote:
>> What about devices that 'steal' MAC addresses from slave devices?

Might I suggest an attribute such as "address_type", which could report
"permanent", "random", "stolen", or something else in the future?

My two cents,
Alex