[U-Boot] [PATCH] net, fec_mxc: use mac address stored in env before looking in eeprom

[Mike Frysinger]

On Thursday 25 March 2010 09:16:55 Detlev Zundel wrote:
> >> Ok, but this driver initialize in fec_probe() (which gets called
> >> through fecmxc_initialize() on uboot startup) always the fec mac
> >> address registers with eeprom mac address. So, if uboot not uses
> > 
> > The question to me is why fec_probe() is called at all, even in cases
> > where U-Boot does not use any network related commands. This is IMO
> > wrong. Eventually somebody comes up with patches to fix this?
> 
> As I said before, this is documented in doc/README.drivers.eth.  If you
> want to change this, then maybe one should first fix the documentation
> to know what is actually wanted.  I certainly have lost track of what is
> wanted and what is sensible.

and as i said before, i think you're mistaken.  please highlight the *exact* 
areas of the doc you think permits this behavior.
-mike
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