[U-Boot] Generating random numbers

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear "elison.niven at gmail.com",

In message <CAAO=tyeYTt4M+54y_qovCK7vdQy_ssOktRdjbPF8+Pq0-YcCzQ at mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
>
> I am trying to random my mac in u-boot on AT91RM9200 and AT91SAM9G45
> processor.

This approach is inherently wrong, and I'm actually happy if you
find it difficult to implement.  Otherwise we would probably have
rejected your code when you submit the patches.

MAC addresses are supposed to be NOT random. Please see the related
FAQ, for example
http://www.denx.de/wiki/view/DULG/WhereCanIGetAValidMACAddress

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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