[PATCH] powerpc: fix MAC address entries for 83xx, 85xx, and 86xx device trees

Segher Boessenkool segher at kernel.crashing.org
Sun Jun 24 01:50:23 EST 2007


> For the 83xx, 85xx, and 86xx device trees, add a "local-mac-address" 
> property
> to every Ethernet node that didn't have one.  Add a comment indicating 
> that
> the "address" and/or "mac-address" properties are deprecated in DTS 
> files
> and will be removed at a later time.  Change all MAC address 
> properties to
> have a zero MAC address value.

Shouldn't you use the "??" notation instead, or is that
still not implemented?

Otherwise, looks good, ACK.

[I would have preferred if you had removed "address" right
away (replaced by "mac-address"), but since it is marked
for removal anyway, that's fine with me].


Segher




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