| Message ID | 20171129153438.8320-1-linus.walleij@linaro.org |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Headers | show |
| Series | Documentation: net: dsa: Cut set_addr() documentation | expand |
On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 04:34:38PM +0100, Linus Walleij wrote: > This is not supported anymore, devices needing a MAC address > just assign one at random, it's just a driver pecularity. > > Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org> Hi Linus It is normal to put the tree, net-next in this case, inside the [] of the subject line, so David knows which tree the patch is for. Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> Andrew
From: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org> Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 16:34:38 +0100 > This is not supported anymore, devices needing a MAC address > just assign one at random, it's just a driver pecularity. > > Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org> Applied.
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.txt b/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.txt index b8b40753133e..25170ad7d25b 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.txt @@ -385,11 +385,6 @@ Switch configuration avoid relying on what a previous software agent such as a bootloader/firmware may have previously configured. -- set_addr: Some switches require the programming of the management interface's - Ethernet MAC address, switch drivers can also disable ageing of MAC addresses - on the management interface and "hardcode"/"force" this MAC address for the - CPU/management interface as an optimization - PHY devices and link management -------------------------------
This is not supported anymore, devices needing a MAC address just assign one at random, it's just a driver pecularity. Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org> --- Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.txt | 5 ----- 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-) -- 2.14.3