# Re: \[PATCH 1/2\] net: bgmac-platform: handle mac-address deferral

- From: Florian Fainelli \<f.fainelli@gmail.com\>
- Date: 2021-09-26 02:21:22 
- List: linux-arm-kernel
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-arm-kernel/2021/09/1521755
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-devicetree/2021/09/1521551/t.md

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On 9/25/2021 4:36 AM, Matthew Hagan wrote:
> This patch is a replication of Christian Lamparter's "net: bgmac-bcma:
> handle deferred probe error due to mac-address" patch for the
> bgmac-platform driver [1].
>
> As is the case with the bgmac-bcma driver, this change is to cover the
> scenario where the MAC address cannot yet be discovered due to reliance
> on an nvmem provider which is yet to be instantiated, resulting in a
> random address being assigned that has to be manually overridden.
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20210919115725.29064-1-chunkeey@gmail.com
>
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Hagan <redacted>

Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
-- 
Florian

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