linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] Device tree updates for v3.12

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Message-ID: <CA+55aFwkAQGRo9mLa2GVeVgzToRZr=Ny8LTogzgOpO6_4BJY1Q@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:44:56 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Tim Bird <tbird20d@...il.com>
Cc:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	Anton Blanchard <anton@...ba.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Device tree updates for v3.12

On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 2:39 PM, Tim Bird <tbird20d@...il.com> wrote:
>
> Well, I'm not sure how many bits of randomness this will add anyway.
> The way we're using device tree, we get the same values every boot, on
> all instances of the same phone model.  So this seems of little value.

If I recall correctly, somebody said that things like ethernet MAC
addresses etc sometimes come from DT. Is my memory going, or is that
true but very rare?

            Linus
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