[oe] [PATCH] linux-omap-2.6.36rc -- Consistent MAC address for BeagleBoard xM
Khem Raj
raj.khem at gmail.com
Thu Oct 28 04:50:32 UTC 2010
On (27/10/10 22:39), Matt Johnson wrote:
> Adding a patch to linux-omap-2.6.36rc for beagleboard. Patch is adapted
> from one submitted by Mark Crichton to the Beagleboard Google Group
> (see http://groups.google.com/group/beagleboard/browse_thread/thread/92d41bb344f8939b?fwc=1).
> BeagleBoard xM now uses the OMAP's die ID as a MAC instead of generating a random one
> (since it doesn't have an EEPROM to store it), so you have a consistent MAC across boots.
>
> Signed-off-by: Matt Johnson <johnso87 at crhc.illinois.edu>
Thank you for your contribution. Your patch looks good however you need to
bump the PR for the recipe. Please resend the patch with PR update included
Thanks
-Khem
>
> ---
> ...e-beagleboard-xm-a-consistent-MAC-address.patch | 82 ++++++++++++++++++++
> recipes/linux/linux-omap_2.6.36rc.bb | 1 +
> 2 files changed, 83 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 recipes/linux/linux-omap-2.6.36rc/0008-give-the-beagleboard-xm-a-consistent-MAC-address.patch
>
> diff --git a/recipes/linux/linux-omap-2.6.36rc/0008-give-the-beagleboard-xm-a-consistent-MAC-address.patch b/recipes/linux/linux-omap-2.6.36rc/0008-give-the-beagleboard-xm-a-consistent-MAC-address.patch
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..0526e0d
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/recipes/linux/linux-omap-2.6.36rc/0008-give-the-beagleboard-xm-a-consistent-MAC-address.patch
> @@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
> +From 60ec781c775e8413ef8ca521b63a07ba9ed2f4aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> +From: Matt Johnson <johnso87 at crhc.illinois.edu>
> +Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:17:36 -0500
> +Subject: [PATCH] Give BeagleBoard xM a consistent MAC address
> +
> + Adapting the patch submitted by Mark Crichton to the Beagleboard Google Group
> + (see http://groups.google.com/group/beagleboard/browse_thread/thread/92d41bb344f8939b?fwc=1)
> + The Beagleboard xM includes an smsc95xx ethernet interface attached to the DM3730 via USB.
> + The Beagleboard lacks an EEPROM to store the MAC address, so the driver generates a random
> + MAC address on every boot. This patch instead uses the OMAP's die ID as the MAC address
> + (modifying a couple bits to make it a valid MAC), so that the MAC is consistent across boots.
> + A consistent MAC is important if the Beagleboard is to be used on a network with MAC filtering
> + and/or static IP addresses.
> +
> + Signed-off-by: Matt Johnson <johnso87 at crhc.illinois.edu>
> +
> +---
> + drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> + 1 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> +
> +diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
> +index 12a3c88..1219bb6 100644
> +--- a/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
> ++++ b/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
> +@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
> + #include <linux/crc32.h>
> + #include <linux/usb/usbnet.h>
> + #include <linux/slab.h>
> ++#if defined (CONFIG_MACH_OMAP_BEAGLE)
> ++#include <mach/id.h>
> ++#endif
> + #include "smsc95xx.h"
> +
> + #define SMSC_CHIPNAME "smsc95xx"
> +@@ -639,6 +642,14 @@ static int smsc95xx_ioctl(struct net_device *netdev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
> +
> + static void smsc95xx_init_mac_address(struct usbnet *dev)
> + {
> ++#if defined (CONFIG_MACH_OMAP3_BEAGLE)
> ++ u32 i;
> ++ struct omap_die_id odi;
> ++ union {
> ++ u32 idi[2];
> ++ u8 id[8];
> ++ } cpu;
> ++#endif
> + /* try reading mac address from EEPROM */
> + if (smsc95xx_read_eeprom(dev, EEPROM_MAC_OFFSET, ETH_ALEN,
> + dev->net->dev_addr) == 0) {
> +@@ -648,7 +659,30 @@ static void smsc95xx_init_mac_address(struct usbnet *dev)
> + return;
> + }
> + }
> +-
> ++#if defined (CONFIG_MACH_OMAP3_BEAGLE)
> ++ /* The BeagleBoard xM has a smsm95xx, but no EEPROM. */
> ++ /* Rather than just come up with a random MAC address, we'll */
> ++ /* Use a hash of our DM3730's die ID, so at least it's consistent */
> ++ /* between boots. */
> ++
> ++ /* Look at section 1.5.2 of DM3730 documentation */
> ++ omap_get_die_id(&odi);
> ++ cpu.idi[0] = odi.id_0;
> ++ cpu.idi[1] = odi.id_1;
> ++ /* Now interpret the die id as a MAC address */
> ++ /* We need to clear the multicast bit */
> ++ cpu.id[0] &= 0xfe;
> ++ /* Set local assignment bit (IEEE802) */
> ++ cpu.id[1] |= 0x02;
> ++
> ++ for(i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++) {
> ++ dev->net->dev_addr[i] = cpu.id[i];
> ++ }
> ++ //TODO: Do error checking, etc. on die_id.
> ++ //TODO: Allow the user to set MAC after boot.
> ++ //TODO: Allow user to select whether they want this behavior or not */
> ++ return;
> ++#endif
> + /* no eeprom, or eeprom values are invalid. generate random MAC */
> + random_ether_addr(dev->net->dev_addr);
> + netif_dbg(dev, ifup, dev->net, "MAC address set to random_ether_addr\n");
> +--
> +1.6.3.3
> +
> diff --git a/recipes/linux/linux-omap_2.6.36rc.bb b/recipes/linux/linux-omap_2.6.36rc.bb
> index 64200e1..c79ffa9 100644
> --- a/recipes/linux/linux-omap_2.6.36rc.bb
> +++ b/recipes/linux/linux-omap_2.6.36rc.bb
> @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ SRC_URI_append = " \
> file://0005-mmc-don-t-display-single-block-read-console-messages.patch \
> file://0006-MTD-silence-ecc-errors-on-mtdblock0.patch \
> file://0007-OMAP-DSS2-OMAPFB-use-phys_to_virt-for-RAM-mappings.patch \
> + file://0008-give-the-beagleboard-xm-a-consistent-MAC-address.patch \
> "
>
> SRC_URI_append_beagleboard = " file://logo_linux_clut224.ppm \
> --
> 1.6.3.3
>
>
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