From: Jeff Dike Downgrade one of the MAC validity checks. If it's one that could be possibly assigned to a physical NIC, then nothing will break. So, emit a warning in this case, but keep the requested MAC. Signed-off-by: Jeff Dike Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c | 9 ++++----- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff -puN arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c~uml-use-of-a-public-mac-is-a-warning-not-an-error arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c --- a/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c~uml-use-of-a-public-mac-is-a-warning-not-an-error +++ a/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c @@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ static void setup_etheraddr(char *str, u if (str == NULL) goto random; - for (i = 0;i < 6; i++) { + for (i = 0; i < 6; i++) { addr[i] = simple_strtoul(str, &end, 16); if ((end == str) || ((*end != ':') && (*end != ',') && (*end != '\0'))) { @@ -343,14 +343,13 @@ static void setup_etheraddr(char *str, u } if (!is_local_ether_addr(addr)) { printk(KERN_WARNING - "Warning: attempt to assign a globally valid ethernet " + "Warning: Assigning a globally valid ethernet " "address to a device\n"); - printk(KERN_WARNING "You should better enable the 2nd " - "rightmost bit in the first byte of the MAC,\n"); + printk(KERN_WARNING "You should set the 2nd rightmost bit in " + "the first byte of the MAC,\n"); printk(KERN_WARNING "i.e. %02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x\n", addr[0] | 0x02, addr[1], addr[2], addr[3], addr[4], addr[5]); - goto random; } return; _