addresses added to the UUID generator using uuid_ether_add(). The
UUID generator keeps an arbitrary number of MAC addresses, under
the assumption that they are rarely removed (= uuid_ether_del()).
This achieves the following:
1. It brings up closer to having the network stack as a loadable
module.
2. It allows the UUID generator to filter MAC addresses for best
results (= highest chance of uniqeness).
3. MAC addresses can come from anywhere, irrespactive of whether
it's used for an interface or not.
A side-effect of the change is that when no MAC addresses have been
added, a random multicast MAC address is created once and re-used if
needed. Previusly, when a random MAC address was needed, it was
created for every call. Thus, a change in behaviour is introduced
for when no MAC addresses exist.
Obtained from: Juniper Networks, Inc.
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