Re: [PATCH] ARM: dts: exynos: Add a placeholder for a MAC address

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Thu Oct 01 2020 - 03:22:42 EST


On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 04:31:51PM +0200, Łukasz Stelmach wrote:
> Add a placeholder for a MAC address. A bootloader may fill it
> to set the MAC address and override EEPROM settings.
>
> Signed-off-by: Łukasz Stelmach <l.stelmach@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5422-odroidxu3.dts | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5422-odroidxu3.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5422-odroidxu3.dts
> index db0bc17a667b..9f7f3eacb750 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5422-odroidxu3.dts
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5422-odroidxu3.dts
> @@ -70,3 +70,21 @@ &pwm {
> &usbdrd_dwc3_1 {
> dr_mode = "peripheral";
> };
> +
> +&usbhost2 {
> + #address-cells = <1>;
> + #size-cells = <0>;
> +
> + hub@1 {
> + compatible = "usb8087,0024";
> + reg = <1>;
> + #address-cells = <1>;
> + #size-cells = <0>;
> +
> + ethernet: usbether@1 {
> + compatible = "usb0c45,6310";
> + reg = <1>;
> + mac-address = [00 00 00 00 00 00]; /* Filled in by a bootloader */

Why do you need a placeholder? U-Boot can just append the
address/property.

Best regards,
Krzysztof