[U-Boot] [PATCH v3 11/16] net/eth.c: Add function to validate a MAC address

[Codrin Constantin Ciubotariu]

Hi York,

Sure, I will make v4 this week for this change only. I will try to shrink the function and inline it in the header file.

Thanks and best regards,
Codrin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sun York-R58495
> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 10:59 PM
> To: Ciubotariu Codrin Constantin-B43658
> Cc: Joe Hershberger; u-boot at lists.denx.de; joe.hershberger at ni.com
> Subject: Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH v3 11/16] net/eth.c: Add function to validate a MAC
> address
> 
> +Codrin
> 
> Somehow I dropped Codrin in last reply.
> 
> On 08/10/2015 01:45 PM, York Sun wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 08/10/2015 01:05 PM, Joe Hershberger wrote:
> >> Hi York,
> >>
> >> On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 3:03 PM, York Sun <yorksun at freescale.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 08/10/2015 12:57 PM, Joe Hershberger wrote:
> >>>> Too much top-posting.
> >>>>
> >>>> On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 2:41 PM, York Sun <yorksun at freescale.com> wrote:
> >>>>> SPL doesn't use net/eth.c. You add a call in env_flags.c.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I think you can put it in header file and use static inline, or
> >>>>> keep it in the same file where it is called.
> >>>>
> >>>> That is probably fine.
> >>>>
> >>>>> Another way is to undef CONFIG_CMD_NET for SPL part. It is default
> >>>>> to 'y' in Kconfig. Joe may have some good suggestion.
> >>>>
> >>>> I don't think this is the reason. The problem is that net is *not*
> >>>> build for SPL, but env is.
> >>>
> >>> Yes, env is built. The offending lines in common/env_flags.c are
> >>> gated by "#ifdef CONFIG_CMD_NET". That's why I say it could be another way.
> >>
> >> OK, sure... but that breaks intended behavior, I think.
> >>
> >
> > I see. The CONFIG_CMD_NET is not evaluated separated for SPL build. So
> > I guess the fix can be either to put the common function in header
> > file after making it really simple to reduce dependency, or to keep the
> original code in env_flag.c.
> >
> 
> Codrin,
> 
> Can you prepare a new patch? You don't have to send the whole set. All but one
> have been acked by Joe.
> 
> York