[U-Boot] [PATCH] ne2000: take MAC address from config if available

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Tue Jan 27 14:31:29 CET 2009


Dear Daniel,

In message <20090127130912.GA25722 at buzzloop.caiaq.de> you wrote:
> 
> > I can send a new version of this patch following this, but I wonder
> > why such a logic has to be implemented in the ethernet drivers and did
> > not find a well-defined place in some kind of layer all drivers make use
> > of? Wouldn't it make more sense to put some effort in this direction?
> 
> Is there any reason why there was no reply to this anymore suddenly? Did
> it sound like too much work for anyone to do it the right way? I'll get

Well, let me answer with a quote from my signature list:

There are three ways to get something  done:  do  it  yourself,  hire
someone, or forbid your kids to do it.

> back to this project soon and will need to address the same problems
> agains like many weeks ago, and unfortunately, nothing happened to all
> the issues I pointed out back then, not a single patch I sent in has been
> taken.

You know the reasons why they were rejected. As for the "nothing
happened" part - see signature below :-)

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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