From: Jeff Garzik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:25:05 -0400
> hmmmm. Using ethtool isn't a big deal, but IMO you probably want more > than just an exported list for the usage you described... it sounds > like some sort of reservation system should be used, to note which MAC > addresses are [not] in use? > > Then a virt client -- or anyone who wants multiple unicast addresses for > whatever reason -- can let other clients to avoid MAC addresses 1, 7, or > 13 (random examples). I see your point. However, it's not the virt clients that do this, it's the control node (aka: domain 0) which has to manage these things. It has to manage all of the global hardware resources and allocate them out to itself and the clients anyways. And this is why I think it's sufficient to just publish the list of MAC addresses from the driver, and leave the allocation and policy to the userland virtualizatin daemon running on the control node. Let me know if you still disagree. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
