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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] r8169: Load MAC address from device tree if
 present
To:     Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@gmail.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
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        Realtek linux nic maintainers <nic_swsd@realtek.com>,
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        devicetree@vger.kernel.org
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On 04.02.2019 17:42, Thierry Reding wrote:
> From: Thierry Reding <treding@nvidia.com>
> 
> If the system was booted using a device tree and if the device tree
> contains a MAC address, use it instead of reading one from the EEPROM.
> This is useful in situations where the EEPROM isn't properly programmed
> or where the firmware wants to override the existing MAC address.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thierry Reding <treding@nvidia.com>

Reviewed-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@gmail.com>