if_ate handles the bytes of the MAC address in a "wrong" order

[Bernd Walter]

On Sat, Jun 09, 2007 at 09:47:08AM -0600, M. Warner Losh wrote:
> I think these patches are basically good.  I gotta think about how I
> wanna roll these into the kernel as I have units in the field that
> upgrading their boot loader would be awkward...

The same for me :(
As a hack I thought about verifying the MAC in my own kernel and
shuffle if it shows an old loader.
At least I know the MAC range, which is already in the field.
Fortunately only of few users compile their systems themself and those
should be able to update the firmware.

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