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

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Date:	Wed, 11 Dec 2013 23:35:22 +0200
From:	Ivajlo Dimitrov <ivo.g.dimitrov.75@...il.com>
To:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>,
	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
CC:	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: Re: [PATCH v2 15/16] wl1251: Add sysfs file address for setting
 permanent mac address


On 11.12.2013 23:17, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> I think that's an even worse idea.  This is not firmware and it already
> exists in separate storage.
>
> I think that rx51_init_wl1251() in
> arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-rx51-peripherals.c should either copy the MAC
> address out of NVRAM, or if it's too early to do that, then schedule a
> function to run later and only then set up wl1251 platform data.
>
> Ben.
>

And how will that work with DT when board files will be in the history?

Ivo
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