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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_parse.c')
-rw-r--r-- | arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_parse.c | 38 |
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 38 deletions
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_parse.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_parse.c index 88334af038e..c2b7a07cc3d 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_parse.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_parse.c @@ -117,41 +117,3 @@ void of_parse_dma_window(struct device_node *dn, const void *dma_window_prop, cells = prop ? *(u32 *)prop : of_n_size_cells(dn); *size = of_read_number(dma_window, cells); } - -/** - * Search the device tree for the best MAC address to use. 'mac-address' is - * checked first, because that is supposed to contain to "most recent" MAC - * address. If that isn't set, then 'local-mac-address' is checked next, - * because that is the default address. If that isn't set, then the obsolete - * 'address' is checked, just in case we're using an old device tree. - * - * Note that the 'address' property is supposed to contain a virtual address of - * the register set, but some DTS files have redefined that property to be the - * MAC address. - * - * All-zero MAC addresses are rejected, because those could be properties that - * exist in the device tree, but were not set by U-Boot. For example, the - * DTS could define 'mac-address' and 'local-mac-address', with zero MAC - * addresses. Some older U-Boots only initialized 'local-mac-address'. In - * this case, the real MAC is in 'local-mac-address', and 'mac-address' exists - * but is all zeros. -*/ -const void *of_get_mac_address(struct device_node *np) -{ - struct property *pp; - - pp = of_find_property(np, "mac-address", NULL); - if (pp && (pp->length == 6) && is_valid_ether_addr(pp->value)) - return pp->value; - - pp = of_find_property(np, "local-mac-address", NULL); - if (pp && (pp->length == 6) && is_valid_ether_addr(pp->value)) - return pp->value; - - pp = of_find_property(np, "address", NULL); - if (pp && (pp->length == 6) && is_valid_ether_addr(pp->value)) - return pp->value; - - return NULL; -} -EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_get_mac_address); |