Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 2/9] mvgbe: Support preserving the existing MAC address

Mike Frysinger wrote:

so implement this in your board file in misc_init_r or board_eth_init. have the code do something like: uchar enetaddr[6]; if (!eth_getenv_enetaddr("ethaddr", enetaddr)) { /* ... read current MAC out of the driver's registers ... */ eth_setenv_enetaddr("ethaddr", enetaddr); }

then you dont need ugly config hacks in random drivers

This is a feature that could be applied to the e1000 drivers. The current situation is a mess. Some drivers ignore the environment, some of them always use it. This should probably be standardized.