On Thu, Dec 15, 2005 at 06:54:21PM -0600, Michael Ellerman wrote: > + /* XXX Why are we checking for 0xff here ? */ > + return (addr[0] == 0xff) || (!is_multicast_ether_addr(addr) > + && !is_zero_ether_addr(addr));
That is a good question...what does a MAC address like FF:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx signify? Anyone know? I can understand why you made that change (compatibility), but if noone has a good answer as to what it's for, I'd be tempted to chuck it... John -- John W. Linville [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 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
