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-rw-r--r--util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c30
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c b/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
index c609ca36..73b8ec00 100644
--- a/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
+++ b/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
@@ -266,16 +266,18 @@ set_cmd(int argc, char *argv[])
size_t i;
/*
- * Example: ./nvmutil gbe.bin
- *
- * Here, we assume that the user
- * wants a randomised MAC address.
+ * No extra args: ./nvmutil gbe.bin
+ * Equivalent: ./nvm gbe.bin setmac xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
*/
if (argc == 2) {
cmd = cmd_setmac;
return;
}
+ /*
+ * Three or more args.
+ * Example: ./nvmutil gbe.bin copy 0
+ */
for (i = 0; i < items(command); i++) {
if (strcmp(argv[2], command[i].str) != 0)
continue;
@@ -293,28 +295,14 @@ check_cmd_args(int argc, char *argv[])
{
if (cmd == NULL && argc > 2) {
/*
- * Here, no valid command was found, but a
- * 3rd argument is available, which tells
- * us that the 3rd argument is a MAC address
- * supplied by the user, which could also
- * contain one or more random characters.
- *
- * This is intentional, because a lot of
- * users might run something like:
- *
- * ./nvmutil gbe.bin xx:1f:16:??:??:??
- *
- * Instead of (more properly):
- *
- * ./nvmutil gbe.bin setmac xx:1f:16:??:??:??
- *
- * This quirk makes the tool easier to use.
+ * Example: ./nvmutil gbe.bin xx:1f:16:xx:xx:xx
+ * Eqivalent ./nvmutil gbe.bin setmac xx:1f:16:xx:xx:xx
*/
mac_str = argv[2];
cmd = cmd_setmac;
} else if (cmd == cmd_setmac) {
/*
- * ./nvmutil gbe.bin setmac [MAC]
+ * Example: ./nvmutil gbe.bin setmac xx:1f:16:xx:xx:xx
*/
mac_str = rmac; /* random MAC */
if (argc > 3)