[U-Boot] [PATCH 5/9] apf9328: add default board configuration file

Eric Jarrige
2011-08-24T04:50:55Z

Hi Stefano,

On 23 ao?t 2011, at 11:46, Stefano Babic wrote:

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>
> sorry for my late answer. I have missed a point.

No problem on my side - my answers are sometime even longer.

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>>> Please drop fix ip address. They should not be part of mainline,
>>
>> Here, I have a problem as our documentation on the wiki armadeus.org is based on this default IP addresses.
>> We really need a set of default IP addresses for private network to simplify as much as possible the life of the armadeus project developers.
>> I never seen such a restriction in U-Boot doc and moreover there is a set CONFIG_XXIP documented in U-BOOT that confusing me,
>> Is there another solution for a complete usable default configuration?
>
> Well, you will find a lot of NAK for patches that set fix IP addresses
> in the ML. Even if this default address is described in your
> documentation, what happens if two users of yours, as you say they are
> newbies, attach their board to the same LAN using the same "default"
> address ?

Ok, I missed these threads regarding IP address.
My recommendation for two or more developer is (was) to use each one its
own private network for the development using a dedicated
ethernet interface.

> Is it not better to explain them they need a *correct* ip
> address ?

Sure - That's the reason DHCP is also enable

Cheers,
Eric