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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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HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany

  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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