linux-kernel - Re: RFC: Platform data for onboard USB assets

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Message-Id: <201103182211.36869.arnd@arndb.de>
Date:	Fri, 18 Mar 2011 22:11:36 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	andy.green@...aro.org
Cc:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>,
	David Anders <x0132446@...com>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	"devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org" 
	<devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
	Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>,
	Linux USB list <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: RFC: Platform data for onboard USB assets

On Friday 18 March 2011, Andy Green wrote:
> In which case, they are all potential consumers of a MAC "stored in an 
> alternative location and needs to be programmed into the NIC by 
> software" solution, which he also thinks is needed.

Note that there is also of_get_mac_address(), which is meant to
deal with this exact problem.

	Arnd
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