Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

Hi Mike, > On Wednesday 13 May 2009 04:41:29 Detlev Zundel wrote: >> >> I never ran across this outside of linux arm where people seriously >> >> repeat the statement over and over that a whole initramfs with an >> >> initial userspace and a pivot_root is plausible for nfs root whilst >> >> patche

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

On Wednesday 13 May 2009 04:41:29 Detlev Zundel wrote: > >> I never ran across this outside of linux arm where people seriously > >> repeat the statement over and over that a whole initramfs with an > >> initial userspace and a pivot_root is plausible for nfs root whilst > >> patches of a few lines

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

Hi Mike, >> I never ran across this outside of linux arm where people seriously >> repeat the statement over and over that a whole initramfs with an >> initial userspace and a pivot_root is plausible for nfs root whilst >> patches of a few lines float around doing the same in the kernel. > > i nev

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

Hi Scott, > On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 10:48:28AM +0200, Detlev Zundel wrote: >> Can you please explain to me, why you think it to be reasonable to >> demand providing an initramfs in the order of 100s of k to set an >> attribute of a hardware device which has its own driver? > > Kind of defeats any

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

On Tuesday 12 May 2009 10:18:25 Detlev Zundel wrote: > Hi Mike, > > > On Tuesday 12 May 2009 04:48:28 Detlev Zundel wrote: > >> >> > > how do set a mac for NFS Rootfs? > >> >> > > >> >> > use initramfs > >> >> > >> >> don't you think it's overkill to use a initramfs just for set a mac > >> >> addre

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 02:04:46AM +0200, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote: > > i dont know why you're emphasizing mainline. if it's your board and if you > > implement the change correctly, submit it to mainline. > because I already known RMK answer > NACK So go to RMK and say you need d

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 10:48:28AM +0200, Detlev Zundel wrote: > Can you please explain to me, why you think it to be reasonable to > demand providing an initramfs in the order of 100s of k to set an > attribute of a hardware device which has its own driver? Kind of defeats any space-usage argumen

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

On Tue, 12 May 2009, Detlev Zundel wrote: > I never ran across this outside of linux arm where people seriously repeat > the statement over and over that a whole initramfs with an initial userspace > and a pivot_root is plausible for nfs root whilst patches of a few lines > float around doing t

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

Hi Mike, > On Tuesday 12 May 2009 04:48:28 Detlev Zundel wrote: >> >> > > how do set a mac for NFS Rootfs? >> >> > >> >> > use initramfs >> >> >> >> don't you think it's overkill to use a initramfs just for set a mac >> >> address?? >> > >> > no, i think it's perfectly reasonable. and considering

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

On Tuesday 12 May 2009 04:48:28 Detlev Zundel wrote: > >> > > how do set a mac for NFS Rootfs? > >> > > >> > use initramfs > >> > >> don't you think it's overkill to use a initramfs just for set a mac > >> address?? > > > > no, i think it's perfectly reasonable. and considering you have no other >

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

Hi, >> > > how do set a mac for NFS Rootfs? >> > >> > use initramfs >> >> don't you think it's overkill to use a initramfs just for set a mac >> address?? > > no, i think it's perfectly reasonable. and considering you have no other > option here that'll get merged ... Can you please explain to

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

On Monday 11 May 2009 20:04:46 Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote: > > > > > this exactly what is done only write mac hw register > > > > > without init the eth stack > > > > > > > > > > before we do need to init the mac and detect the phy if we want to > > > > > store now we have to call the s

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote: > init it at the eth_initialize > > this will allow to add later a hook to update the enetadd hw storage > when it's updated in env or when the env is saved > > Signed-off-by: Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD > Cc: Ben Warren > --- > include/net.h |2 +

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

> > > > > > > > this exactly what is done only write mac hw register > > > > without init the eth stack > > > > > > > > before we do need to init the mac and detect the phy if we want to > > > > store now we have to call the set_hw_enetaddr > > > > > > then we agree you're doing it wrong and this p

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

Dear Mike, in message <200905111324.58673.vap...@gentoo.org> you wrote: > > ive filled it out some more ... i'm assuming this is the best place for such > information Thanks. > also, i dont really know this wiki, so i cheated with the FDT wiki link and > used the full path since i was unable to

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

Dear Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD, In message <20090511163728.gb32...@game.jcrosoft.org> you wrote: > > > then we agree you're doing it wrong and this patch is not needed/wanted > > > > there is this FAQ, but i think we can add more info to it: > > http://www.denx.de/wiki/view/DULG/EthernetDo

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

On Monday 11 May 2009 12:24:31 Mike Frysinger wrote: > there is this FAQ, but i think we can add more info to it: > http://www.denx.de/wiki/view/DULG/EthernetDoesNotWorkInLinux ive filled it out some more ... i'm assuming this is the best place for such information also, i dont really know this

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

On Monday 11 May 2009 12:37:28 Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote: > On 12:24 Mon 11 May , Mike Frysinger wrote: > > On Monday 11 May 2009 10:24:54 Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote: > > > On 15:26 Mon 11 May , Wolfgang Denk wrote: > > > > In message Jean-Christophe wrote: > > > >

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

On 12:24 Mon 11 May , Mike Frysinger wrote: > On Monday 11 May 2009 10:24:54 Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote: > > On 15:26 Mon 11 May , Wolfgang Denk wrote: > > > Dear Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD, > > > > > > In message <20090511120809.ga1...@game.jcrosoft.org> you wrote: > > >

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

On 18:01 Mon 11 May , Wolfgang Denk wrote: > Dear Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD, > > In message <20090511142454.gb1...@game.jcrosoft.org> you wrote: > > > > > > Unfortunatly we need it to set the enetaddr in the register of the soc > > > > evenif > > > > there is no ethernet transfer as fo

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

On Monday 11 May 2009 10:24:54 Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote: > On 15:26 Mon 11 May , Wolfgang Denk wrote: > > Dear Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD, > > > > In message <20090511120809.ga1...@game.jcrosoft.org> you wrote: > > > > there is no need for that on purpose. the network layer

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

Dear Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD, In message <20090511142454.gb1...@game.jcrosoft.org> you wrote: > > > > Unfortunatly we need it to set the enetaddr in the register of the soc > > > evenif > > > there is no ethernet transfer as for the macb on at91 or the dm9000. > > > This how the kernel p

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

On 15:26 Mon 11 May , Wolfgang Denk wrote: > Dear Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD, > > In message <20090511120809.ga1...@game.jcrosoft.org> you wrote: > > > > > there is no need for that on purpose. the network layer will recheck the > > > environment every time it gets initialized, and it

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

Dear Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD, In message <20090511120809.ga1...@game.jcrosoft.org> you wrote: > > > there is no need for that on purpose. the network layer will recheck the > > environment every time it gets initialized, and it gets initialized with > > every > > network step. this i

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

On 03:48 Mon 11 May , Mike Frysinger wrote: > On Monday 11 May 2009 02:39:26 Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote: > > this will allow to add later a hook to update the enetadd hw storage > > when it's updated in env or when the env is saved > > there is no need for that on purpose. the net

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

On Monday 11 May 2009 02:39:26 Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote: > this will allow to add later a hook to update the enetadd hw storage > when it's updated in env or when the env is saved there is no need for that on purpose. the network layer will recheck the environment every time it get

[U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] net: extend the netdev to have a common way to set the hw mac address

init it at the eth_initialize this will allow to add later a hook to update the enetadd hw storage when it's updated in env or when the env is saved Signed-off-by: Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD Cc: Ben Warren --- include/net.h |2 ++ net/eth.c |4 2 files changed, 6 inserti