> I really need to monitor the DSA discussion to better contribute to its
> success.
> I just found out the DSA API set_addr was removed last month due to not
> everybody is using it. It cited the Marvell switch was the only switch using
> that
> API and found a new way to program the MAC address. But looking at that
> driver I found it simply uses a randomized MAC address.
>
> For big switch with many ports where the main function is forwarding that MAC
> address may not matter. For small switch with 2 ports it acts more like an
> Ethernet
> controller where the switch is mainly used for daisy chaining in a ring
> network the MAC
> address can be used in feature like source address filtering.
Hi Tristram
The MAC address set by set_addr was only used for pause
frames. Nothing else. So a random address is fine.
The switch itself should not be sending any other frames.
Andrew
