On Monday 21 July 2014 12:45:05 John W. Linville wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 09, 2014 at 02:45:33PM +0300, Eliad Peller wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 2:00 PM, Yegor Yefremov
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 11:31 AM, Eliad Peller <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >> When running with device-tree, we no longer have a board file
> > >> that can set up the platform data for wlcore.
> > >> Allow this data to be passed from DT.
> > >>
> > >> For now, parse only the irq used. Other (optional) properties
> > >> can be added later on.
> > >
> > > What about adding support for "mac-address"
> > > (Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt) node or will it
> > > be automatically available?
> > >
> > the mac address is currently either read from the device itself or
> > from the nvs (calibration) file.
> > i guess additional support for such dt properties can be added later
> > on, if needed.
>
> Ok with the device tree folks?
>
Doesn't seem wrong, though it's generally best to allow overriding
the mac address from DT. It's only a one-line addition to call
of_get_mac_address().
Looking at the original patch though, I wonder if this is compatible
with the generic way that SDIO device DT properties are supposed
to work. Ulf Hansson has recently been looking into a related area,
maybe he can comment.
Arnd
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