netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/4] lan78xx: Read MAC address from DT if present

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Message-ID: <4f95f1bc-412f-6926-0a61-f00e3abe7ecf@raspberrypi.org>
Date:   Thu, 12 Apr 2018 15:18:43 +0100
From:   Phil Elwell <phil@...pberrypi.org>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     Woojung Huh <woojung.huh@...rochip.com>,
        Microchip Linux Driver Support <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] lan78xx: Read MAC address from DT if present

Hi Andrew,

On 12/04/2018 15:06, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> Hi Phil
> 
>> -			ret = lan78xx_write_reg(dev, RX_ADDRL, addr_lo);
>> -			ret = lan78xx_write_reg(dev, RX_ADDRH, addr_hi);
>> +		mac_addr = of_get_mac_address(dev->udev->dev.of_node);
> 
> It might be better to use the higher level eth_platform_get_mac_address().

OK - I'll take your word for it.

Phil