[U-Boot] [PATCH] Support for Calao USB A9263 board based on AT91SAM9263 CPU

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Thomas Petazzoni,

In message <1252668335-17986-1-git-send-email-thomas.petazzoni at free-electrons.com> you wrote:
> The Calao USB A9263 board is a board manufactured and sold by Calao
> Systems <http://www.calao-systems.com>. Its components are very
> similar to the AT91SAM9263EK board, so its configuration is based
> on the configuration of this board. There are however some
> differences: different clocks, no LCD, etc.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni at free-electrons.com>
> Signed-off-by: Albin Tonnerre <albin.tonnerre at free-electrons.com>
...
> +#ifdef CONFIG_RESET_PHY_R
> +void reset_phy(void)
> +{
> +#ifdef CONFIG_MACB
> +	/*
> +	 * Initialize ethernet HW addr prior to starting Linux,
> +	 * needed for nfsroot
> +	 */
> +	eth_init(gd->bd);
> +#endif
> +}
> +#endif

You must not initialize the Ethernet interface unless U-Boot is
running a network coimmand. And you should then disable it again
before booting Linux. Please read the FAQ and fix the Linux driver
issues in Linux.


Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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