On Tuesday, August 23, 2011 08:11:57 AM Ajay Bhargav wrote: > ----- "Marek Vasut" <marek.va...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Monday, August 22, 2011 07:11:57 AM Ajay Bhargav wrote: > > > This patch adds support for Fast Ethernet Controller driver for > > > Armada100 series. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Ajay Bhargav <ajay.bhar...@einfochips.com> > > > --- > > > > > > arch/arm/include/asm/arch-armada100/armada100.h | 1 + > > > drivers/net/Makefile | 1 + > > > drivers/net/armada100_fec.c | 802 > > > > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++ drivers/net/armada100_fec.h > > > > > > 225 +++++++ > > > > > > include/netdev.h | 1 + > > > 5 files changed, 1030 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > > create mode 100644 drivers/net/armada100_fec.c > > > create mode 100644 drivers/net/armada100_fec.h > > [...] > > > > +static u8 get_random_byte(u8 seed) > > > +{ > > > + udelay(seed * 1000); > > > + return (u8)(read_timer()); > > > > Parens not needed, anyway, don't we have any better "random()" here ? > > I could not find random() function anywhere in the u-boot source. > > [...] > > > > + /* Generate random lower MAC half */ > > > + dev->enetaddr[3] = get_random_byte((u8)read_timer()); > > > + dev->enetaddr[4] = get_random_byte(dev->enetaddr[3]); > > > + dev->enetaddr[5] = get_random_byte(dev->enetaddr[4]); > > > +#endif > > > > Won't uboot handle this ... or aren't there some mechanisms to > > generate random > > MAC that can be reused? > > There is a program given in tools directory for generating ethernet mac > "gen_eth_addr.c" but nothing as such in u-boot source as far as i checked. > > Please let me know if I missed something to check.
Hi, I think someone NAKed this whole part with MAC randomisation and he was right about it ... you're supposed to configure the MAC properly yourself. Cheers > > Thanks & Regards, > Ajay Bhargav _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot