Fix several things in dummy device to make it more useable.
* add MODULE_PARAM_DESC for num_dummies
* set initial random ether address
* allow changing address
diff -Nru a/drivers/net/dummy.c b/drivers/net/dummy.c
--- a/drivers/net/dummy.c Fri Apr 9 11:33:59 2004
+++ b/drivers/net/dummy.c Fri Apr 9 11:33:59 2004
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/moduleparam.h>
@@ -40,6 +41,17 @@
static int dummy_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
static struct net_device_stats *dummy_get_stats(struct net_device *dev);
+static int dummy_set_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
+{
+ struct sockaddr *sa = p;
+
+ if (!is_valid_ether_addr(sa->sa_data))
+ return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+
+ memcpy(dev->dev_addr, sa->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+ return 0;
+}
+
/* fake multicast ability */
static void set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
{
@@ -58,6 +70,7 @@
dev->get_stats = dummy_get_stats;
dev->hard_start_xmit = dummy_xmit;
dev->set_multicast_list = set_multicast_list;
+ dev->set_mac_address = dummy_set_address;
#ifdef CONFIG_NET_FASTROUTE
dev->accept_fastpath = dummy_accept_fastpath;
#endif
@@ -68,6 +81,7 @@
dev->flags |= IFF_NOARP;
dev->flags &= ~IFF_MULTICAST;
SET_MODULE_OWNER(dev);
+ random_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr);
}
static int dummy_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
@@ -90,6 +104,7 @@
/* Number of dummy devices to be set up by this module. */
module_param(numdummies, int, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(numdimmies, "Number of dummy psuedo devices");
static int __init dummy_init_one(int index)
{
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