Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH] - save the server's mac address...

2009-07-22 Thread Ben Warren
Robin, Please keep in mind that the exact subject text becomes the changelog title: " - save the server's mac address..." looks pretty dumb. I took the liberty of cleaning it up. Robin Getz wrote: > On Tue 21 Jul 2009 02:37, Ben Warren pondered: > >> Can you please re-submit using git tools?

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH] - save the server's mac address...

2009-07-21 Thread Robin Getz
On Tue 21 Jul 2009 02:37, Ben Warren pondered: > Can you please re-submit using git tools? From: Robin Getz Linux's netconsole works much better when you can pass it the MAC address of the server. (otherwise it just uses broadcast, which everyone else on my network complains about :) This sets

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH] - save the server's mac address...

2009-07-20 Thread Ben Warren
Hi Robin, Robin Getz wrote: > From: Robin Getz > > Linux's netconsole works much better when you can pass it the MAC address of > the server. (otherwise it just uses broadcast, which everyone else on my > network complains about :) > > This sets the env var "serveraddr" (to match ethaddr), so th

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH] - save the server's mac address...

2009-07-17 Thread Wolfgang Denk
Dear Robin Getz, In message <200907170753.53732.rg...@blackfin.uclinux.org> you wrote: > On Thu 16 Jul 2009 12:56, Ben Warren pondered: > > Mike Frysinger wrote: > > > On Monday 13 July 2009 16:19:51 Robin Getz wrote: > > > > > >> +CONFIG_KEEP_SERVERADDR > > >> + > > >> +

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH] - save the server's mac address...

2009-07-17 Thread Robin Getz
On Thu 16 Jul 2009 12:56, Ben Warren pondered: > Mike Frysinger wrote: > > On Monday 13 July 2009 16:19:51 Robin Getz wrote: > > > >> + CONFIG_KEEP_SERVERADDR > >> + > >> + Keeps the server's MAC address, in the env 'serveraddr' > >> + for passing to bootargs (like Lin

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH] - save the server's mac address...

2009-07-16 Thread Ben Warren
Mike Frysinger wrote: > On Monday 13 July 2009 16:19:51 Robin Getz wrote: > >> +CONFIG_KEEP_SERVERADDR >> + >> +Keeps the server's MAC address, in the env 'serveraddr' >> +for passing to bootargs (like Linux's netconsole option) >> > > is a config option

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH] - save the server's mac address...

2009-07-15 Thread Robin Getz
On Wed 15 Jul 2009 11:00, Mike Frysinger pondered: > On Monday 13 July 2009 16:19:51 Robin Getz wrote: > > + CONFIG_KEEP_SERVERADDR > > + > > + Keeps the server's MAC address, in the env 'serveraddr' > > + for passing to bootargs (like Linux's netconsole option) > > i

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH] - save the server's mac address...

2009-07-15 Thread Mike Frysinger
On Monday 13 July 2009 16:19:51 Robin Getz wrote: > + CONFIG_KEEP_SERVERADDR > + > + Keeps the server's MAC address, in the env 'serveraddr' > + for passing to bootargs (like Linux's netconsole option) is a config option really necessary ? i'd say just add it f

[U-Boot] [PATCH] - save the server's mac address...

2009-07-13 Thread Robin Getz
From: Robin Getz Linux's netconsole works much better when you can pass it the MAC address of the server. (otherwise it just uses broadcast, which everyone else on my network complains about :) This sets the env var "serveraddr" (to match ethaddr), so that you can pass it to linux with whatever