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From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ks8842: Add module param for setting mac address
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:13:45 -0700 (PDT)
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=46rom: Richard R=F6jfors <richard.rojfors@pelagicore.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:46:58 +0200

> On 04/19/2010 08:36 AM, David Miller wrote:
>> From: Richard R=F6jfors<richard.rojfors@pelagicore.com>
>> Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:16:29 +0200
>>
>>> I posted a new patch where the MAC address is passed via
>>> platform data, hope that's an accepted way.
>>
>> I saw also that you mentioned that there is no real
>> way to probe this information.
>>
>> Therefore I worry that your plan might be to simply
>> use some kernel command line or module option somewhere
>> else to fill in this platform_device value.
>>
>> Is that what you plan to do?
>=20
> In the lab; yes.
> In the end, there will be a flash available to store
> system wide parameters.

Ok, your long term plan is fine I guess.