# Re: RFC: Platform data for onboard USB assets

- From: Andy Green \<hidden\>
- Date: 2011-03-18 07:49:55 
- List: linux-devicetree
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-devicetree/2011/03/3691427
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/lkml/2011/03/3688678/t.md

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On 03/17/2011 11:27 PM, Somebody in the thread at some point said:

> The patch below also looks right to me.  I believe it also has the
> advantage of u-boot already knowing how to update the
> local-mac-address property at boot time.

In my (tested, working, complete) patch series, I allow platform_data based override of MAC at usbnet level, so all the drivers can benefit from it.

Is this not a case of "small thinking" from a Device Tree perspective that Arnd's patch only targets smsc95xx?  Or did I miss some disadvantage to allowing this functional configuration option at usbnet layer?

-Andy
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