Subject: Re: [PATCH] davinci_emac: fix setting the mac from DT

From: Tony Lindgren <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 05:41:50 -0700

* Jeroen Hofstee <[email-masked]> [161019 12:39]:
> commit 9120bd6e9f77 ("net: davinci_emac: Get device dm816x MAC address
> using the cpsw code") sets the mac address to the one stored in the chip
> unconditionally, overwritten the one already set from the device tree.
> This patch makes sure the mac from DT is preserved.
> 
> On a am3517 this address is incorrectly read as all zeros, making it
> impossible to set a valid mac address without this patch.

OK, at least I don't have better ideas for fixing this:

Acked-by: Tony Lindgren <[email-masked]>