[U-Boot] [PATCH 1/3] net: Adds Fast Ethernet Controller driver for Armada100

[Ajay Bhargav <ajay.bhargav@einfochips.com>]

----- "Marek Vasut" <marek.vasut@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Monday, August 22, 2011 07:11:57 AM Ajay Bhargav wrote:
> > This patch adds support for Fast Ethernet Controller driver for
> > Armada100 series.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Ajay Bhargav <ajay.bhargav@einfochips.com>
> > ---
> >  arch/arm/include/asm/arch-armada100/armada100.h |    1 +
> >  drivers/net/Makefile                            |    1 +
> >  drivers/net/armada100_fec.c                     |  802
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++ drivers/net/armada100_fec.h                 
>    | 
> > 225 +++++++
> >  include/netdev.h                                |    1 +
> >  5 files changed, 1030 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> >  create mode 100644 drivers/net/armada100_fec.c
> >  create mode 100644 drivers/net/armada100_fec.h
> > 
[...]
> > +static u8 get_random_byte(u8 seed)
> > +{
> > +	udelay(seed * 1000);
> > +	return (u8)(read_timer());
> 
> Parens not needed, anyway, don't we have any better "random()" here ?
> 

I could not find random() function anywhere in the u-boot source.

[...]

> > +		/* Generate random lower MAC half */
> > +		dev->enetaddr[3] = get_random_byte((u8)read_timer());
> > +		dev->enetaddr[4] = get_random_byte(dev->enetaddr[3]);
> > +		dev->enetaddr[5] = get_random_byte(dev->enetaddr[4]);
> > +#endif
> 
> Won't uboot handle this ... or aren't there some mechanisms to
> generate random 
> MAC that can be reused?
> 

There is a program given in tools directory for generating ethernet mac
"gen_eth_addr.c" but nothing as such in u-boot source as far as i checked.

Please let me know if I missed something to check.

Thanks & Regards,
Ajay Bhargav