[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] net/pcap: Generate unique MAC addresses for interfaces

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 9/10/2018 4:52 PM, Cian Ferriter wrote:
> The MAC addresses are generated in a similar manner as in the TAP PMD,
> where the address is based on the number of PCAP ports created.
> 
> This is useful for the purposes of debugging DPDK applications using
> PCAP devices instead of real devices where multiple devices should still
> have unique MAC addresses. This method was chosen over randomly
> assigning MAC addresses to make the creation of pcaps, specifically
> matching the destination ethernet address field to an interface, easier.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Cian Ferriter <cian.ferriter at intel.com>

Acked-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>