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diff --git a/include/net.h b/include/net.h
index b9c13f2..d09bec9 100644
--- a/include/net.h
+++ b/include/net.h
@@ -119,7 +119,9 @@ enum eth_recv_flags {
* mcast: Join or leave a multicast group (for TFTP) - optional
* write_hwaddr: Write a MAC address to the hardware (used to pass it to Linux
* on some platforms like ARM). This function expects the
- * eth_pdata::enetaddr field to be populated - optional
+ * eth_pdata::enetaddr field to be populated. The method can
+ * return -ENOSYS to indicate that this is not implemented for
+ this hardware - optional.
* read_rom_hwaddr: Some devices have a backup of the MAC address stored in a
* ROM on the board. This is how the driver should expose it
* to the network stack. This function should fill in the