[U-Boot] [PATCH 1/3] net: Adds Fast Ethernet Controller driver for Armada100

[Ajay Bhargav]

----- "Wolfgang Denk" <wd at denx.de> wrote:

> Dear Ajay Bhargav,
> 
> In message
> <1570238601.123783.1314104389736.JavaMail.root at ahm.einfochips.com> you
> wrote:
> > 
> > ok I just wanted to clear myself.. I do not have a dedicated
> hardware
> > storage in my ethernet controller so I will just look into
> environment
> > variable ethaddr, if its set I will just copy it to driver layer
> and
> > if it is not set, I let the user set it. He/She may use the tools
> provided
> > with U-Boot to generate a random MAC or by any mean get a MAC and
> store it
> > in env which is gonna be one time unless env gets corrupt or cleared
> by user.
> > Which means no MAC generation in code...
> > 
> > Please correct me if my understanding wrong...
> 
> This is correct, except for the nitpick that nobody should ever use a
> truly random MAC address - if no valid MAC address is available, one
> should at least make sure to pick one of the locally administered
> Ethernet address pool (2nd LSB in the most significant byte of the
> address must be set).
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Wolfgang Denk
> 
Dear Wolfgang,

Thank you so much for clarification. I tested u-boot on board with no random
MAC and its working perfectly once user set it. Thanks again...

Regards,
Ajay Bhargav