This is not supported anymore, devices needing a MAC address just assign one at random, it's just a driver pecularity.
Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.wall...@linaro.org> --- Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.txt | 5 ----- 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.txt b/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.txt index b8b40753133e..25170ad7d25b 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.txt @@ -385,11 +385,6 @@ Switch configuration avoid relying on what a previous software agent such as a bootloader/firmware may have previously configured. -- set_addr: Some switches require the programming of the management interface's - Ethernet MAC address, switch drivers can also disable ageing of MAC addresses - on the management interface and "hardcode"/"force" this MAC address for the - CPU/management interface as an optimization - PHY devices and link management ------------------------------- -- 2.14.3
