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@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ early_param("rfmac", rfmac_param);
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* Generates an Ethernet MAC address that is highly likely to be unique for
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* this particular system on a network with other systems of the same type.
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*
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- * The problem we are solving is that, when random_ether_addr() is used to
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+ * The problem we are solving is that, when eth_random_addr() is used to
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* generate MAC addresses at startup, there isn't much entropy for the random
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* number generator to use and the addresses it produces are fairly likely to
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* be the same as those of other identical systems on the same local network.
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@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ early_param("rfmac", rfmac_param);
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* Still, this does give us something to work with.
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*
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* The approach we take is:
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- * 1. If we can't get the RF MAC Address, just call random_ether_addr.
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+ * 1. If we can't get the RF MAC Address, just call eth_random_addr.
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* 2. Use the 24-bit NIC-specific bits of the RF MAC address as the last 24
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* bits of the new address. This is very likely to be unique, except for
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* the current box.
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@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ void platform_random_ether_addr(u8 addr[ETH_ALEN])
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if (!have_rfmac) {
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pr_warning("rfmac not available on command line; "
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"generating random MAC address\n");
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- random_ether_addr(addr);
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+ eth_random_addr(addr);
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}
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else {
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