linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 15/16] wl1251: Add sysfs file address for setting permanent mac address

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Date:	Thu, 12 Dec 2013 16:45:49 +0400
From:	Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To:	Ivajlo Dimitrov <ivo.g.dimitrov.75@...il.com>,
	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
CC:	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>,
	Dan Williams <dcbw@...hat.com>, Kalle Valo <kvalo@...rom.com>,
	Luciano Coelho <luca@...lho.fi>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, freemangordon@....bg,
	aaro.koskinen@....fi, pavel@....cz, sre@...g0.de,
	joni.lapilainen@...il.com,
	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
	Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 15/16] wl1251: Add sysfs file address for setting permanent
 mac address

Hello.

On 12-12-2013 2:36, Ivajlo Dimitrov wrote:

>> 2. NVRAM reading is done by a tiny driver that is loaded based on the
>> platform name and updates the DT node in memory.  (But I don't know how
>> wl1251 should decide to defer probing if it's probed before that other
>> driver.)

>> Ben.


> Maybe a "hwmac" property with a value of XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (or some other
> invalid value) set in DT could be used to tell the driver to defer until that
> value changes to something sane?

    The standard property name for that is "local-mac-address". There's also 
non-standard "mac-address" variation.

> Ivo

WBR, Sergei

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