netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: e1000e: add MAC address kernel cmd line parameter

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Message-Id: <20190228.102143.968303356613794513.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Thu, 28 Feb 2019 10:21:43 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     f.suligoi@...m.it
Cc:     jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com, intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: e1000e: add MAC address kernel cmd line parameter

From: Flavio Suligoi <f.suligoi@...m.it>
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 10:20:35 +0100

> Sometimes, in some embedded systems boards (i.e. ARM boards),
> the NVM eeprom is not mounted, to save cost and space.
> 
> In this case it is necessary to bypass the NVM management
> and directly force the MAC address using a kernel command-line
> parameter (macaddr).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Flavio Suligoi <f.suligoi@...m.it>

Sorry, we don't do things this way.  Otherwise every single driver would
add a hack like this.

Add either DT or appropriate initrd userland components to achieve
this.