netdev - Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [next] igb: allow setting MAC address on i211 using a device tree blob V2

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Message-ID: <20160216165850.GF29482@lunn.ch>
Date:	Tue, 16 Feb 2016 17:58:50 +0100
From:	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:	John Holland <jotihojr@...il.com>
Cc:	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 V2

On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 11:04:45PM +0100, John Holland wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> The Intel i211 LOM pcie ethernet controllers' iNVM operates as an
> OTP and has no externel EEPROM interface [1]. The following allows
> the driver to pickup the MAC address from a device tree blob when
> CONFIG_OF has been enabled.
> 
> [1] http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/embedded/products/networking/i211-ethernet-controller-datasheet.html
> 
> Changes V2
> - Restrict searching for compatible devices to current pci device.
> 
> Signed-off-by: John Holland <jotihojr@...il.com>

Hi John

Thanks for fixing multiple device support.

Please could you add documentation in
Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net. I know these are standard
properties, but it is somewhat unusual to attach them to a PCI node,
so having an example would be good.

   Thanks
	Andrew