Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Random MAC address option

[Anthony Liguori <anthony@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul Brook wrote:
> > +        if (strstr(p, "macrandom")) {
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> I'm not convinced this is a useful feature.
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> We already allow the user to specify a mac address, so this feature can be 
> trivially implemented (and better supported) by a management app or simple 
> shell script.
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> In addition to the issues other people have raised, there's no validation that 
> the random value is actually a valid mac address, and no conflict resolution 
> to avoid duplicate addresses when multiple NICs are present.
>   

I agree.  It gives a false sense of security.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

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