net, doc: How to setup MAC address correctly
As this seems unclear, document how the flow of setting up
the MAC address is correct.
Signed-off-by: Heiko Schocher <hs@denx.de>
Text changed slightly, adding input from Mike Frysinger.
Signed-off-by: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
diff --git a/doc/README.enetaddr b/doc/README.enetaddr
index 1d75aa3..94d800a 100644
--- a/doc/README.enetaddr
+++ b/doc/README.enetaddr
@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@
purpose of passing this information to an OS kernel we are about
to boot
+Correct flow of setting up the MAC address (summarized):
+
+1. Read from hardware in initialize() function
+2. Read from environment in net/eth.c after initialize()
+3. Give priority to the value in the environment if a conflict
+4. Program hardware in the device's init() function.
+
+If somebody wants to subvert the design philosophy, this can be done
+in the board-specific board_eth_init() function by calling eth_init()
+after all the NICs have been registered.
+
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Usage
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