[U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4]: arm: Kirkwood: Set MAC address during registration for kirkwood egiga

[Ben Warren]

Simon Kagstrom wrote:
> This patch sets the MAC address during registration in addition to
> during device init. Since U-boot might not access the ethernet device,
> Linux might end up with the MAC address unset.
>   
I think this violates U-boot policy of only touching hardware if it's 
used, but Wolfgang can say for sure.  In general, initialize() functions 
should just set up data structures and register the device.  There's a 
long history of MAC-address issues with ARM chips and Linux that I've 
happily stayed clear of so can't claim to be an expert here.

regards,
Ben