netdev - Re: [PATCH] au1000_eth: get ethernet address from platform

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Date:	Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:12:01 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	manuel.lauss@...glemail.com
Cc:	linux-mips@...ux-mips.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] au1000_eth: get ethernet address from platform_data

From: Manuel Lauss <manuel.lauss@...glemail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:30:50 +0200

> au1000_eth uses firmware calls to get a valid MAC address, and changes
> it depending on platform device id.  This patch moves this logic out
> of the driver into the platform device registration part, where boards
> with supported chips can use whatever firmware interface they need;
> the default implementation maintains compatibility with existing,
> YAMON-based firmware.
> 
> Tested-by: Wolfgang Grandegger <wg@...x.de>
> Acked-by: Florian Fainelli <florian@...nwrt.org>
> Signed-off-by: Manuel Lauss <manuel.lauss@...glemail.com>
> ---
> This patch depends on another patch to the MIPS tree to
> apply cleanly, so I'd prefer if it went in through it as well.

Ok, feel free:

Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
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