[U-Boot] Generating random numbers

[elison.niven at gmail.com]

On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 1:25 AM, Wolfgang Denk <wd at denx.de> wrote:

> 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
>
> Hi,
I do realize that. The "random" MAC address is not forever. It is only to
get the "actual" MAC in the first boot so as to not set the environment
variables manually.

Thanks,
Elison