netdev - [PATCH] Documentation: net: dsa: Cut set

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Date:   Wed, 29 Nov 2017 16:34:38 +0100
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Subject: [PATCH] Documentation: net: dsa: Cut set_addr() documentation

This is not supported anymore, devices needing a MAC address
just assign one at random, it's just a driver pecularity.

Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
---
 Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.txt | 5 -----
 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.txt b/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.txt
index b8b40753133e..25170ad7d25b 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.txt
@@ -385,11 +385,6 @@ Switch configuration
   avoid relying on what a previous software agent such as a bootloader/firmware
   may have previously configured.
 
-- set_addr: Some switches require the programming of the management interface's
-  Ethernet MAC address, switch drivers can also disable ageing of MAC addresses
-  on the management interface and "hardcode"/"force" this MAC address for the
-  CPU/management interface as an optimization
-
 PHY devices and link management
 -------------------------------
 
-- 
2.14.3