[PATCH] configs: arria10: Enable random MAC address

[Chee, Tien Fong]

On 28/4/2026 9:35 am, alif.zakuan.yuslaimi at altera.com wrote:
> 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


Reviewed-by: Tien Fong Chee <tien.fong.chee at altera.com>


Best regards,
Tien Fong