[U-Boot] [PATCH] mvgbe: remove setting of ethaddr within the driver

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Thu Nov 10 13:01:59 CET 2011


Dear Simon Guinot,

In message <20111110110608.GB29864 at kw.sim.vm.gnt> you wrote:
> 
> > > Let's remove this broken code.
> > 
> > This is exactly part of this patch ([PATCH] mvgbe: remove setting of
> > ethaddr within the driver). This part, while ACK'ed by Mike, was NAK'ed by
> > Prafulla.
>
> As some boards are relying on this broken code, maybe you should provide
> an alternative ? I could be wrong, but it seems to me that just removing
> the code is not enough.

Which exact boards are these? And how exactly are these relying on the
broken code?

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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