Dear Tom, In message <20211116141855.GD24579@bill-the-cat> you wrote: > > So, to quote lib/Kconfig: > config NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR > bool "Random ethaddr if unset" > help > Selecting this will allow the Ethernet interface to function > even when the ethaddr variable for that interface is unset. > A new MAC address will be generated on every boot and it will > not be added to the environment.
This description is at least incomplete, because it makes no difference between the persistent copy of the environment and it's in-memory copy. For network to function, I think the MAC address must be stored in the in-memory copy of the environment. > We need either a re-spin or follow-up as we're changing the documented > behavior. And as I mentioned in the other thread related on-going > thread, perhaps "ethmacskip" should play a role in preserving existing > behavior? We have way too many ways to do the same thing - nearly, just a little different :-( Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- DENX Software Engineering GmbH, Managing Director: Wolfgang Denk HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: w...@denx.de "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing." - Doug Gwyn
