Re: [RFC PATCH v2] au1000_eth: get ethernet address from platform_data

[Wolfgang Grandegger <wg@grandegger.com>]

Hi Manuel,

On 07/19/2010 02:55 PM, Manuel Lauss wrote:
> Modify au1000_eth to receive an ethernet address from platform data,
> or choose a random one.
> 
> The default address is usually provided by the firmware; modify
> platform device registration to use it if the board code has not
> already overridden it.
> 
> Cc: Wolfgang Grandegger <wg@denx.de>
> Cc: Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>
> Signed-off-by: Manuel Lauss <manuel.lauss@googlemail.com>
> ---
> v2: diffed against linus-git, on top of Wolfgang's patch
>     "mips/alchemy: define eth platform devices in the correct order"
>     This one should actually apply cleanly.
> 
> 
> IMHO a device driver should not call firmware-specific functions
> (be it MIPS-style prom_get_*(), OF properties or whatever) to
> get missing information.  Instead this should be done by the
> platform code which sets up the device.  This patch does just that.
> 
> Compile-tested only.  Florian, Wolfgang: could you please give this
> a try on your boards?  If it works and you agree to it, I'll
> resubmit it also to linux-netdev.  Thank you! (I don't have
> accessible au1000-eth hardware).

I gave the patch a try. The kernel builds and runs fine. The eth's are
realized in the correct order and do work properly. Feel free to add my
"Tested-by: Wolfgang Grandegger <wg@denx.de>".

Wolfgang,