net: Implement random ethaddr fallback in eth.c

[karo-tx-uboot.git] / README

diff --git a/README b/README
index 7d8c8f9a512c28341c239ef21990d4ebfc527232..42cd55953bc1e96c3cc6cf515686ae2295590ee3 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1058,6 +1058,9 @@ The following options need to be configured:
                bytes are output before the console is initialised, the
                earlier bytes are discarded.
 
+               Note that when printing the buffer a copy is made on the
+               stack so CONFIG_PRE_CON_BUF_SZ must fit on the stack.
+
                'Sane' compilers will generate smaller code if
                CONFIG_PRE_CON_BUF_SZ is a power of 2
 
@@ -5594,7 +5597,7 @@ loaded to, and "Flash Location" gives the image's address in NOR
 flash or offset in NAND flash.
 
 *Note* - these variables don't have to be defined for all boards, some
-boards currenlty use other variables for these purposes, and some
+boards currently use other variables for these purposes, and some
 boards use these variables for other purposes.
 
 Image              File Name        RAM Address       Flash Location
@@ -5744,7 +5747,8 @@ o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and the
   warning is printed.
 
 o If neither SROM nor the environment contain a MAC address, an error
-  is raised.
+  is raised. If CONFIG_NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR is defined, then in this case
+  a random, locally-assigned MAC is used.
 
 If Ethernet drivers implement the 'write_hwaddr' function, valid MAC addresses
 will be programmed into hardware as part of the initialization process.         This