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authorVipin KUMAR <vipin.kumar@st.com>2012-05-07 13:06:41 +0530
committerAlbert ARIBAUD <albert.u.boot@aribaud.net>2012-07-07 14:07:40 +0200
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SPEAr: Place ethaddr write and read within CONFIG_CMD_NET
ethaddr can be optionally read from i2c memory. So, chip_config command supports reading/writing hw mac id into i2c memory. Placing this code within CONFIG_CMD_NET as this would only be needed when network interface is configured Signed-off-by: Vipin Kumar <vipin.kumar@st.com> Signed-off-by: Amit Virdi <amit.virdi@st.com> Signed-off-by: Stefan Roese <sr@denx.de>
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@@ -46,3 +46,11 @@ Further options
make FLASH=PNOR (supported by SPEAr310 and SPEAr320)
- This option generates a uboot image that supports emi controller for
CFI compliant parallel NOR flash
+
+Mac id storage and retrieval in spear platforms
+
+Please read doc/README.enetaddr for the implementation guidelines for mac id
+usage. Basically, environment has precedence over board specific storage. The
+ethaddr beeing used for the network interface is always taken only from
+environment variables. Although, we can check the mac id programmed in i2c
+memory by using chip_config command