[U-Boot] [RFC] Program net device MAC addresses after initializing

[Prafulla Wadaskar]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: u-boot-bounces at lists.denx.de 
> [mailto:u-boot-bounces at lists.denx.de] On Behalf Of Heiko Schocher
> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 12:49 PM
> To: Ben Warren
> Cc: u-boot at lists.denx.de
> Subject: Re: [U-Boot] [RFC] Program net device MAC addresses 
> after initializing
> 
> Hello Ben,
> 
> Ben Warren wrote:
> > Add a new function to the eth_device struct for programming 
> a network
> > controller's hardware address.
> > 
> > After all network devices have been initialized and the 
> proper MAC address for
> > each has been determined, make a device driver call to 
> program the address
> > into the device.  Only device instances with valid unicast 
> addresses will be
> > programmed.
> > 
> > This is a significant departure from existing U-boot 
> behavior, but costs very
> > little in startup time and addresses a very common 
> complaint among developers.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Ben Warren <biggerbadderben at gmail.com>
> 
> Acked-by: Heiko Schocher <hs at denx.de>

Acked-by: Prafulla Wadaskar <prafulla at marvell.com>

Regards..
Prafulla . .

> 
> bye
> Heiko
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