Call of_get_nvmem_mac_address() to fetch the MAC address from an nvmem cell, if one is provided in the device tree. This allows the address to be stored in an I2C EEPROM device for example. Signed-off-by: Mike Looijmans <mike.looijmans@xxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c index e84afcf..eabe14f 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c @@ -3950,10 +3950,16 @@ static int macb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) dev->max_mtu = ETH_DATA_LEN; mac = of_get_mac_address(np); - if (mac) + if (mac) { ether_addr_copy(bp->dev->dev_addr, mac); - else - macb_get_hwaddr(bp); + } else { + err = of_get_nvmem_mac_address(np, bp->dev->dev_addr); + if (err) { + if (err == -EPROBE_DEFER) + goto err_out_free_netdev; + macb_get_hwaddr(bp); + } + } err = of_get_phy_mode(np); if (err < 0) { -- 1.9.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html