On Thursday 16 July 2009 18:21:57 Wolfgang Denk wrote: > Mike Frysinger wrote: > > > I'm do not understand why and I see in several include/configs/*.h > > > files that these environment variable are being set as default. I'm > > > guessing that there's something that I'm missing. > > > > the board maintainer decides the default env values, not board users. > > Ben's comment was probably on the assumption that you are in the latter > > category. > > That's only the first stage. > > After that, the custodian decides what is acceptable for mainline, and > after that the project mainainer - ummm, that's me. > > And we do not accept any "default network configurations" in mainline. > > I'm really fed up by zillions of devices all coming up with the very > same MAC address just because the board vendor (1) has no clue and (2) > is too stingy to buy a block of MAC addresses.
we arent talking mac addresses here which i agree -- any default/hardcoding there is wrong -mike
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