> -----Original Message----- > From: u-boot-boun...@lists.denx.de > [mailto:u-boot-boun...@lists.denx.de] On Behalf Of Wolfgang Denk > Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 5:22 PM > To: Ben Warren > Cc: u-boot@lists.denx.de > Subject: Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH v2] Program net device MAC > addresses after initializing > > Dear Ben Warren, ...snip... > > +If Ethernet drivers implement the 'write_hwaddr' function, > valid MAC addresses > > +will be programmed into hardware as part of the > initialization process. This > > +may be skipped by setting the appropriate 'ethmacskip' > environment variable. > > +The naming convention is as follows: > > +"eth0macskip" (=>eth0), "eth1macskip" (=>eth1) etc. > > Would it not be more consistent to use "ethmacskip" instead of > "eth0macskip" similar to using "ethaddr" (instead of "eth0addr") ? > > The majority of boards still has only a single Ethernet interface > anyway.
Kirkwood has two egiga controllers and some of boards are using both, like OpenRD, GuruPlug. Guruplug has two ports- eth0 and eth1, and setting eth1macskip I can only program eth0 mac address. Regards.. Prafulla . . _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
