Use MAC address for hostid?

[Ulrich Drepper]

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H. J. Lu wrote:
> We are using IP address for hostid. Can we try MAC address if it is
> available?

Why?  The additional bytes it provides cannot be used and it's equally 
unreliable since network cards are changed as well.  And most 
importantly: changing this would break compatibility.

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