netdev - Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [next] igb: allow setting MAC address on i211 using a device tree blob

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Date:	Wed, 10 Feb 2016 09:50:50 +0100
From:	John Holland <jotihojr@...il.com>
To:	Shannon Nelson <shannon.nelson@...el.com>
Cc:	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
	intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [next] igb: allow setting MAC address on i211 using a device tree blob


> On Feb 9, 2016, at 18:42, Shannon Nelson <shannon.nelson@...el.com> wrote:
> 
> It seem to me this should be using eth_platform_get_mac_address(), a
> slightly more generic method to do this.  See the i40e driver for an
> example, commit d9a84324e6 I believe.
> 
I believe you are referring to https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/566806. Haven't seen this used upstream yet. And, does that not mandate CONFIG_OF?

John