It is already possible to read the MAC address via a NVMEM provider. But
there are boards, esp. with many ports, which only have a base MAC
address stored. Thus we need to have a way to provide an offset per
network device.
Signed-off-by: Michael Walle <michael@xxxxxxxx>
---
.../devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml
index e8f04687a3e0..1a8517b0e445 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ properties:
nvmem-cell-names:
const: mac-address
+ nvmem-mac-address-offset:
+ maxItems: 1
+ description:
+ Specifies an offset which will be added to the MAC address when
+ fetched from a nvmem cell.
+
phy-connection-type:
description:
Specifies interface type between the Ethernet device and a physical
--
2.20.1
