Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH v6] Add support for the digsy MTC board.

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Grzegorz Bernacki,

In message <49b92954.2080...@semihalf.com> you wrote:
> Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> >> +  for (n = 0; n < 6 ; n++) {
> >> +          addr = addr_of_eth_addr + n;
> >> +          chip = EEPROM_ADDR + ((addr & 0x300)>>8);
> >> +          i2c_read(chip, (addr & 0xFF), 1, (uchar *)&eth_addr[n], 1);
> >> +  }
> > 
> > Can we not do this with a single i2c_read() call with length = 6 ?
> > 
> 
> Yes we can, but it is safer this way in the case when ethernet address
> spans across two chips. Rest of comments addressed in version 7 of the
> patch which will be sent soon.

Is such a scenario (MAC address split across 2 different EEPROM
devices) possible (and supported) on these systems?

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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