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From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] [PATCH 2/2] mvgbe: fix network device indices
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 08:56:22 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <201111080856.23342.vapier@gentoo.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <F766E4F80769BD478052FB6533FA745D1A14E6BDF9@SC-VEXCH4.marvell.com>

On Tuesday 08 November 2011 02:32:59 Prafulla Wadaskar wrote:
> On some boards, using mvbge random mac generation is needed since there is
> no eeprom to hold this. Further practically it is not possible to hardcode
> mac address and recompile, nor it is suggested to have any mac/ip/server
> address definition in board config files.
> 
> Random mac address helps to resolve dhcp issues with more similar boards in
> the same network in such cases and will be applicable for any board.
> 
> Your patch is clean to abstract out mac randomization, on the other hand
> you should not remove the support for other boards which are already using
> it.
> 
> May be some more patches on the top to move support in board/arch specific
> files are needed. (if framework can not be entertained)

i'm not the one to convince.  i think Wolfgang addressed these already and 
still said no.
-mike
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      reply	other threads:[~2011-11-08 13:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-10-06 22:23 [U-Boot] [PATCH] mvgbe: fix network device indices Michael Walle
2011-10-07  8:26 ` Prafulla Wadaskar
2011-10-07 10:48   ` Michael Walle
2011-10-16 18:28     ` Michael Walle
2011-10-07 17:16 ` Mike Frysinger
2011-10-21  8:09 ` Prafulla Wadaskar
2011-10-25 21:10   ` Michael Walle
2011-10-27  9:12     ` Prafulla Wadaskar
2011-10-27 10:22       ` Michael Walle
2011-10-27 21:31     ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 0/2] improve ethernet device index handling Michael Walle
2011-10-27 21:31     ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/2] net: introduce per device index Michael Walle
2011-10-27 21:36       ` Michael Walle
2011-11-03 11:23       ` Michael Walle
2011-11-03 11:39         ` Prafulla Wadaskar
2011-11-03 17:58           ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-11-03 18:09       ` Mike Frysinger
2011-10-27 21:31     ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 2/2] mvgbe: fix network device indices Michael Walle
2011-11-03 18:10       ` Mike Frysinger
2011-11-03 23:02         ` Michael Walle
2011-11-03 23:11           ` Mike Frysinger
2011-11-04  6:29             ` Prafulla Wadaskar
2011-11-04 23:06               ` Mike Frysinger
2011-11-05  9:53                 ` Albert ARIBAUD
2011-11-05 13:21                   ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-11-05 14:34                     ` Albert ARIBAUD
2011-11-05 15:06                       ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-11-08  7:44                   ` Prafulla Wadaskar
2011-11-08  7:32                 ` Prafulla Wadaskar
2011-11-08 13:56                   ` Mike Frysinger [this message]

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