netdev - Re: [PATCH] dnet: Dave DNET ethernet controller driver

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Message-ID: <20090312202745.GV425@pengutronix.de>
Date:	Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:27:45 +0100
From:	Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>
To:	Wolfgang Denk <wd@...x.de>
Cc:	Christer Weinigel <christer@...nigel.se>,
	Jamie Lokier <jamie@...reable.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, nhorman@...driver.com,
	shemminger@...tta.com, yanok@...raft.com,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.arm.linux.org.uk, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	dzu@...x.de, Vladimir Khusainov <vlad@...raft.com>,
	Nick Ivanter <nick@...raft.com>,
	Sergei Poselenov <sposelenov@...raft.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dnet: Dave DNET ethernet controller driver

On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 09:14:49PM +0100, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> Dear Sascha Hauer,
> 
> In message <20090312190416.GS425@...gutronix.de> you wrote:
> >
> > Great, but how does this help in setting the MAC address? This would
> > just move this exact discussion to the dracut or whatever mailing list,
> > but we would still be searching for a generic way to say
> > eth0addr=00:01:02:03:04:05 and I bet the arguments stay the same.
> 
> Well, PowerPC uses the device tree for such information.  As  far  as
> I've been told work is underway to extend the device tree support for
> ARM, too.  [And U-Boot supports the device tree, of course.]

I'm looking forward to the first patches on Linux Arm Kernel. That's
gonna be even more fun than this thread ;)

Sascha

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