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

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Ben Warren,

In message <4A56D52A.8010401 at gmail.com> you wrote:
> 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.

You are correct. Devices shall only be initialized when actually used
in U-Boot (upon first use).

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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