Re: [U-Boot-Users] [PATCH] m68k fix for Ethernet Buffers at address 0

Dear Wilson,

in message 04AE3AAD-E24E-4EAE-AA2B-5B7CFA0CA026@savantav.com you wrote:

Attached is a patch that fixes a problem i saw with a coldfire 5235 port. i'll include the patch here in the email as well since it describes the problem:

First, a formal issue: you missed to include the Signed-off-by: line which is mandatory for each patch.

Second, a technical issue:

• * Cannot remove eth_init() call because linux driver assumes this
  

• * happened, for MAC Address to be loaded into microcontroller
  

This is a problem with the Linux driver then, and should be fixed in Linux. Please see the FAQ entry about this, and then let's get rid of this eth_init call in U-Boot. Philosophy here is that devices shall be only initialized when really used by U-Boot.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk