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From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
To:     Tao Ren <taoren@fb.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net/ncsi: allow to customize BMC MAC Address
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> Let me prepare patch v2 using device tree. I'm not sure if standard
> "mac-address" fits this situation because all we need is an offset
> (integer) and BMC MAC is calculated by adding the offset to NIC's
> MAC address. Anyways, let me work out v2 patch we can discuss more
> then.

Hi Tao

I don't know BMC terminology. By NICs MAC address, you are referring
to the hosts MAC address? The MAC address the big CPU is using for its
interface?  Where does this NIC get its MAC address from? If the BMCs
bootloader has access to it, it can set the mac-address property in
the device tree.

    Andrew