[PATCH RFC] cmd: fix net list command

[Tom Rini]

On Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 04:22:39PM +0100, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> Dear Tom,
> 
> In message <20211115150753.GL24579 at bill-the-cat> you wrote:
> > 
> > It might also be the case that in U-Boot some systems that are using
> > NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR that really probably shouldn't?  A quick grep shows
> > 253 platforms enabling it today, which feels high for the number of
> > boards in the "we'll never have a valid MAC, need a random one"
> > category.  Thinking out loud, perhaps we need an option for "no possible
> > valid MAC on board" and a different option for "random MAC for fall-back
> > only" ?
> 
> This is indeed obvious abuse of a feature which has been designed
> for a few specific use cases.  It shpould be made clear that this is
> nothing to select without thinking.

Well, it's not 100% obvious.  In cost-cutting terms I think there's a
fairly large segment of cheap SBCs that lack a persistent MAC due to
lack of storage space for it.  And there is also usb gadget ethernet.
But I really do want to know what's going on with a good number of SoCs.
I'm going to start a thread for some specific boards I do have and can
poke to start seeing what's up.

-- 
Tom
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