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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 16/16] wl1251: Add sysfs file address for setting permanent mac address
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    On Sat, 2013-10-26 at 22:34 +0200, Pali Rohár wrote:
    > Driver wl1251 generating mac address randomly at startup and there is no way to
    > set permanent mac address via SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR. This patch export sysfs
    > file which can set permanent mac address by userspace helper program. Patch is
    > needed for devices which do not store mac address in internal wl1251 eeprom.

    This doesn't really seem like a good idea since you can also just use
    'ip' or whatever to set the MAC address.

    johannes

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