[PATCH RFC] cmd: fix net list command

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Tue Nov 16 14:33:01 CET 2021


Dear Ramon,

In message <CAGi-RUJqhd=dAo7cJqtTmv3G=VfDGFuyn0=YgHZGVGhTkH0t-g at mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
>
> It appears that Michael has some board and a scenario that *this* bug
> was working for his best interest, where he can have two distinct MAC
> addresses, one in U-boot and one in Linux.

If the Linux environment is supposed to be a specific MAC address
(which may be different from the one passed by U-Boot), then there
are standard tools available to set the address.  I don't see a
problem here.

> Mark and I already provided work around for Michael to delete the
> environment variable before he boots. or implement the necessary OTP
> driver in U-Boot.

As Marek pointed out, in this specific case it would be best to
provide such a driver.

> From my end, I think we can conclude the discussion.

ACK.

Thanks.

Wolfgang Denk

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