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

[Mike Frysinger]

On Monday 16 February 2009 19:16:13 Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> In message Mike 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.

in my mind, what i did is more logical.  i'll do whatever way you want though.  
so just explicitly state "squash those changes into one even though they touch 
a bunch of different places" and i'll happily do it.
-mike