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Subject: Re: svn commit: r220260 - head/sys/mips/atheros
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On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 20:48, Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> wrote:
> Author: adrian
> Date: Sat Apr =A02 03:48:15 2011
> New Revision: 220260
> URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/220260
>
> Log:
> =A0A handful of the openwrt devices use a MAC address that's at a hard-co=
ded
> =A0offset in the flash.
>
> =A0Some devices (eg the TPLink WR-1043ND) don't have a flash environment
> =A0partition which can be queried for the current board settings.
>
> =A0This particular workaround allows for image creators to use a hint
> =A0to set the base MAC address. For example:
>
> =A0hint.arge.0.eeprommac=3D0x1f01fc00

It isn't obvious from the wording here that it's the address of the
MAC in flash, it sounds like it's the base MAC-address.  Might be
useful to add "phys" or "pa" or something to suggest that it's a
physical address in RAM.