[PATCH 1/6] ARM: dts: hix5hd2: add gmac node
zhangfei
zhangfei.gao at linaro.org
Wed Aug 27 08:08:08 PDT 2014
On 08/27/2014 11:04 PM, Mark Rutland wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 04:01:32PM +0100, zhangfei wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 08/27/2014 10:54 PM, Mark Rutland wrote:
>>> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 01:38:29PM +0100, Zhangfei Gao wrote:
>>>> Signed-off-by: Zhangfei Gao <zhangfei.gao at linaro.org>
>>>> ---
>>>> arch/arm/boot/dts/hisi-x5hd2-dkb.dts | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>> arch/arm/boot/dts/hisi-x5hd2.dtsi | 16 ++++++++++++++++
>>>> 2 files changed, 42 insertions(+)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/hisi-x5hd2-dkb.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/hisi-x5hd2-dkb.dts
>>>> index 05b44c2..0344de0 100644
>>>> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/hisi-x5hd2-dkb.dts
>>>> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/hisi-x5hd2-dkb.dts
>>>> @@ -51,3 +51,29 @@
>>>> &uart0 {
>>>> status = "okay";
>>>> };
>>>> +
>>>> +&gmac0 {
>>>> + #address-cells = <1>;
>>>> + #size-cells = <0>;
>>>> + phy-handle = <&phy2>;
>>>> + phy-mode = "mii";
>>>> + mac-address = [00 00 00 00 00 00];
>>>
>>> If this is just so space is pre-allocated for the bootloader to patch
>>> this, please place a comment to that effect.
>>>
>>> Otherwise that doesn't look right.
>>
>> Yes, it is placeholder, bootloader will overwrite field.
>>
>> Also net driver will use random address if if not valid addr.
>> if (!is_valid_ether_addr(ndev->dev_addr))
>> eth_hw_addr_random(ndev);
>
> Sure. All I'm asking for is to have something like:
>
> /* Placeholder, overwritten by bootloader */
> mac-address = [00 00 00 00 00 00];
Got it, will update.
Thanks Mark.
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