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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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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