[U-Boot] [PATCH] mvgbe: remove setting of ethaddr within the driver

Wolfgang Denk
2011-11-10T15:53:11Z

Dear Simon Guinot,

In message <20111110142152.GC29864@kw.sim.vm.gnt> you wrote:
>
> I can't list this boards exactly. For sure, I can say that the
> LaCie boards (netspace_v2 and cie) are concerned.
>
> For this boards a random MAC address is used and the computation is
> performed by the driver mvgbe. If this code is simply removed, the
> network initialization for this boards will break.
>
> I suspect a lot of Marvell boards from being in the same case.

Argh... I was not aware that the scope of damage already done was that
big.

But no matter how we twist and turn it, this is a real problem that
needs to be fixed, and the sooner we do it the better.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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