From: Heiko Schocher <hs@denx.de>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] [PATCH] net, doc: how to setup mac address correct.
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:34:51 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4BB2ED0B.6030406@denx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4BB2785B.50003@gmail.com>
as this seems unclear, document how the flow of setting up
the mac address is correct.
Signed-off-by: Heiko Schocher <hs@denx.de>
---
doc/README.enetaddr | 12 ++++++++++++
1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/README.enetaddr b/doc/README.enetaddr
index 1d75aa3..9edb6cd 100644
--- a/doc/README.enetaddr
+++ b/doc/README.enetaddr
@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ Here are the places where MAC addresses might be stored:
purpose of passing this information to an OS kernel we are about
to boot
+-----------
+ correct flow of setting up the mac address (summarized)
+-----------
+
+1. Read from hardware in initialize() function
+2. Read from environment in net/eth.c after initialize()
+3. Give priority to the value in the environment if a conflict
+4. Program hardware in the device's init() function.
+
+If somebody wants to subvert the 'design philosophy', the right way is to
+call eth_dev->init() in board code.
+
-------
Usage
-------
--
1.6.2.5
--
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-03-31 6:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-03-30 17:46 [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/2 v2] net, fec_mxc: only setup the device enetaddr with eeprom value, if ethaddr is not setup Heiko Schocher
2010-03-30 20:34 ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-03-30 21:57 ` Ben Warren
2010-03-30 21:59 ` Mike Frysinger
2010-03-30 22:16 ` Ben Warren
2010-03-31 5:56 ` Heiko Schocher
2010-03-31 6:07 ` Mike Frysinger
2010-03-31 6:34 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/2 v3] net, fec_mxc: only setup the device enetaddr with eeprom value Heiko Schocher
2010-03-31 6:50 ` Ben Warren
2010-03-31 8:34 ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-03-31 8:41 ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-05-03 2:38 ` [U-Boot] Toggling pins using the BDI3000 Can Aydin
2010-03-31 6:34 ` Heiko Schocher [this message]
2010-03-31 8:50 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH] net, doc: how to setup mac address correct Wolfgang Denk
2010-03-31 13:44 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/2 v2] net, fec_mxc: only setup the device enetaddr with eeprom value, if ethaddr is not setup Detlev Zundel
2010-03-31 13:58 ` Ben Warren
2010-03-31 14:46 ` Detlev Zundel
2010-03-31 19:59 ` Mike Frysinger
2010-03-31 20:04 ` Ben Warren
2010-03-31 9:18 ` Mike Frysinger
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