[U-Boot] [PATCH 22/27] pcs440ep: get mac address from environment and move load_sernum_ethaddr() to board init

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Mike,

In message <200902161905.12952.vapier at gentoo.org> you wrote:
>
> > > +void load_sernum_ethaddr (void)
> > > +{
> > > +}
> > > +
> >
> > See previous comments - please do not add dead code just to remove it
> > later.
>
> your previous comment doesnt apply to these later ones.  the first change is 
> for arm-only.  the later changes are for ppc.  it isnt dead code because the 
> function is still called by common ppc code.  just like i outlined in the 
> summary for this patchset.

Well, there is a very small number of boards. Why cannot we have this
change in one step, in one commit? Adding empty functions just to
remove them later seems sub-optimal to me.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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