[PATCH] configs: arria10: Enable random MAC address

alif.zakuan.yuslaimi at altera.com alif.zakuan.yuslaimi at altera.com
Tue Apr 28 03:35:18 CEST 2026


From: Alif Zakuan Yuslaimi <alif.zakuan.yuslaimi at altera.com>

Enable CONFIG_NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR to allow U-Boot to assign a random MAC
address during Ethernet initialization when a valid MAC is not programmed
in hardware.

This avoids network initialization failures and MAC address conflicts,
especially on boards used for development or shipped without a
factory-programmed MAC.

Signed-off-by: Alif Zakuan Yuslaimi <alif.zakuan.yuslaimi at altera.com>
---
 configs/socfpga_arria10_defconfig | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/configs/socfpga_arria10_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_arria10_defconfig
index b32f40ae408..4127b4ccbca 100644
--- a/configs/socfpga_arria10_defconfig
+++ b/configs/socfpga_arria10_defconfig
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ CONFIG_OF_SPL_REMOVE_PROPS="interrupts interrupt-parent dmas dma-names"
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC=y
 CONFIG_ENV_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
 CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
+CONFIG_NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR=y
 CONFIG_SPL_DM_SEQ_ALIAS=y
 CONFIG_DWAPB_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_FS_LOADER=y
-- 
2.43.7



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