Re: [PATCH 1/2] UUID: set multicast bit in pseudo-random MAC address

2007-10-21 Thread Helge Deller
On Sunday 21 October 2007, Theodore Tso wrote: > On Sat, Oct 20, 2007 at 09:58:40PM +0200, Helge Deller wrote: > > Fix a bug in the current random UUID generator: > > > > Section 4.1.6 of RFC 4122 states regarding the "NodeID" of a UUID: > > : For systems with no IEEE address, a randomly or pseud

Re: [PATCH 1/2] UUID: set multicast bit in pseudo-random MAC address

2007-10-21 Thread Theodore Tso
On Sat, Oct 20, 2007 at 09:58:40PM +0200, Helge Deller wrote: > Fix a bug in the current random UUID generator: > > Section 4.1.6 of RFC 4122 states regarding the "NodeID" of a UUID: > : For systems with no IEEE address, a randomly or pseudo-randomly > : generated value may be used; see Section

[PATCH 1/2] UUID: set multicast bit in pseudo-random MAC address

2007-10-20 Thread Helge Deller
Fix a bug in the current random UUID generator: Section 4.1.6 of RFC 4122 states regarding the "NodeID" of a UUID: : For systems with no IEEE address, a randomly or pseudo-randomly : generated value may be used; see Section 4.5. The multicast bit must : be set in such addresses, in order that