[U-Boot] [RFC] - sanve the server's mac address...

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Thu Jul 9 21:45:59 CEST 2009


Dear Robin Getz,

In message <200907091112.47264.rgetz at blackfin.uclinux.org> you wrote:
> On Wed 8 Jul 2009 14:50, Robin Getz pondered:
> > Linux's netconsole works much better when you can pass it the MAC
> > address of the server. (otherwise it just uses broadcast, which
> > everyone else on my network complains about :)
> > 
> > This sets the evn var "serveraddr" (to match ethaddr), so that you 
> > can pass it to linux with whatever bootargs you want to....
> > 
> > addnetconsole=set bootargs $(bootargs) netconsole=@$(ipaddr)/eth0,@$(serverip)/$(serveraddr)
> > 
> > I'm sure this is white space damaged - but you get the idea...
> 
> Wolfgang - did you want me to push this through the Blackfin tree
> (via Mike) or wait for Ben?

If at all this has to go through Ben and his tree.

Note though that I don't think this is intended for inclusion yet -
mind the "RFC" part in the subject.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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