diff --git a/README b/README
index b6bf451400e9e0f94497d9e08b02e4fd51174a8b..ccaace797f125f6b971451f5797684a510e44db3 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -3158,10 +3158,10 @@ List of environment variables (most likely not complete):
 		  interface is currently active. For example you
 		  can do the following
 
-		  => setenv ethact FEC ETHERNET
-		  => ping 192.168.0.1 # traffic sent on FEC ETHERNET
-		  => setenv ethact SCC ETHERNET
-		  => ping 10.0.0.1 # traffic sent on SCC ETHERNET
+		  => setenv ethact FEC
+		  => ping 192.168.0.1 # traffic sent on FEC
+		  => setenv ethact SCC
+		  => ping 10.0.0.1 # traffic sent on SCC
 
   ethrotate	- When set to "no" U-Boot does not go through all
 		  available network interfaces.
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/at91rm9200/ether.c b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/at91rm9200/ether.c
index 91eab95eed1e1844384ed34a9438747546d8868a..e1cdebab9d8bfc7eb75c392d6c7bc93a6a2380fe 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/at91rm9200/ether.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/at91rm9200/ether.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ void eth_halt (void)
 };
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_MII) || defined(CONFIG_CMD_MII)
-int  at91rm9200_miiphy_read(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+int  at91rm9200_miiphy_read(const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 		unsigned char reg, unsigned short * value)
 {
 	at91rm9200_EmacEnableMDIO (p_mac);
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ int  at91rm9200_miiphy_read(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int  at91rm9200_miiphy_write(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+int  at91rm9200_miiphy_write(const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 		unsigned char reg, unsigned short value)
 {
 	at91rm9200_EmacEnableMDIO (p_mac);
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/npe/include/npe.h b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/npe/include/npe.h
index 3d6f727476024e42d7803e8032de2ea8d502314d..b5eef8633f0b24c0a5419770e5011bf896381956 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/npe/include/npe.h
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/npe/include/npe.h
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ struct npe {
 /*
  * prototypes...
  */
-extern int npe_miiphy_read (char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+extern int npe_miiphy_read (const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 			    unsigned char reg, unsigned short *value);
-extern int npe_miiphy_write (char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+extern int npe_miiphy_write (const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 			     unsigned char reg, unsigned short value);
 
 #endif /* ifndef NPE_H */
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/npe/miiphy.c b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/npe/miiphy.c
index b208c51eae86aa0fb7dc94bb0b62b032e5a8a803..4b0201a35723b8a4cfec413f4da360e66db70558 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/npe/miiphy.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/npe/miiphy.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ int phy_setup_aneg (char *devname, unsigned char addr)
 }
 
 
-int npe_miiphy_read (char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+int npe_miiphy_read (const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 		     unsigned char reg, unsigned short *value)
 {
 	u16 val;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ int npe_miiphy_read (char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 }				/* phy_read */
 
 
-int npe_miiphy_write (char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+int npe_miiphy_write (const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 		      unsigned char reg, unsigned short value)
 {
 	ixEthAccMiiWriteRtn(addr, reg, value);
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/fec.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/fec.h
index 49311e596ff2f08dfed5c5823de25046ea772191..cecec59ff63a11295ce3ecbae6ea7c171b3e46d3 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/fec.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/fec.h
@@ -357,9 +357,9 @@ int fecpin_setclear(struct eth_device *dev, int setclear);
 void __mii_init(void);
 uint mii_send(uint mii_cmd);
 int mii_discover_phy(struct eth_device *dev);
-int mcffec_miiphy_read(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+int mcffec_miiphy_read(const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 		       unsigned char reg, unsigned short *value);
-int mcffec_miiphy_write(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+int mcffec_miiphy_write(const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 			unsigned char reg, unsigned short value);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/cpu/au1x00_eth.c b/arch/mips/cpu/au1x00_eth.c
index 5074997a29b57505e76c9acac8a3b757ff67ef96..c51079961c08be327805903dde86de5f49e54a5c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cpu/au1x00_eth.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cpu/au1x00_eth.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ mac_fifo_t mac_fifo[NO_OF_FIFOS];
 #define MAX_WAIT 1000
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_MII)
-int  au1x00_miiphy_read(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+int  au1x00_miiphy_read(const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 		unsigned char reg, unsigned short * value)
 {
 	volatile u32 *mii_control_reg = (volatile u32*)(ETH0_BASE+MAC_MII_CNTRL);
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ int  au1x00_miiphy_read(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int  au1x00_miiphy_write(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+int  au1x00_miiphy_write(const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 		unsigned char reg, unsigned short value)
 {
 	volatile u32 *mii_control_reg = (volatile u32*)(ETH0_BASE+MAC_MII_CNTRL);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8220/fec.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8220/fec.c
index 5df973533287955839ffafb7991a8d17fe720a7f..00879dff5c95058462eeef50231c689582943097 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8220/fec.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8220/fec.c
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ typedef struct {
 	u8 head[16];		/* MAC header(6 + 6 + 2) + 2(aligned) */
 } NBUF;
 
-int fec8220_miiphy_read (char *devname, u8 phyAddr, u8 regAddr, u16 * retVal);
-int fec8220_miiphy_write (char *devname, u8 phyAddr, u8 regAddr, u16 data);
+int fec8220_miiphy_read (const char *devname, u8 phyAddr, u8 regAddr, u16 *retVal);
+int fec8220_miiphy_write (const char *devname, u8 phyAddr, u8 regAddr, u16 data);
 
 /********************************************************************/
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ int mpc8220_fec_initialize (bd_t * bis)
 	dev->send = mpc8220_fec_send;
 	dev->recv = mpc8220_fec_recv;
 
-	sprintf (dev->name, "FEC ETHERNET");
+	sprintf (dev->name, "FEC");
 	eth_register (dev);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_MII) || defined(CONFIG_CMD_MII)
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ int mpc8220_fec_initialize (bd_t * bis)
 
 /* MII-interface related functions */
 /********************************************************************/
-int fec8220_miiphy_read (char *devname, u8 phyAddr, u8 regAddr, u16 * retVal)
+int fec8220_miiphy_read (const char *devname, u8 phyAddr, u8 regAddr, u16 *retVal)
 {
 	ethernet_regs *eth = (ethernet_regs *) MMAP_FEC1;
 	u32 reg;		/* convenient holder for the PHY register */
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ int fec8220_miiphy_read (char *devname, u8 phyAddr, u8 regAddr, u16 * retVal)
 }
 
 /********************************************************************/
-int fec8220_miiphy_write (char *devname, u8 phyAddr, u8 regAddr, u16 data)
+int fec8220_miiphy_write(const char *devname, u8 phyAddr, u8 regAddr, u16 data)
 {
 	ethernet_regs *eth = (ethernet_regs *) MMAP_FEC1;
 	u32 reg;		/* convenient holder for the PHY register */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/ether_fcc.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/ether_fcc.c
index 5ac02a09c025b5132bd44dd4ea7c180e0371abea..c82958db1b69a920dddcbd8c84222dbd2fe809d6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/ether_fcc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/ether_fcc.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ int fec_initialize(bd_t *bis)
 		dev = (struct eth_device*) malloc(sizeof *dev);
 		memset(dev, 0, sizeof *dev);
 
-		sprintf(dev->name, "FCC%d ETHERNET",
+		sprintf(dev->name, "FCC%d",
 			ether_fcc_info[i].ether_index + 1);
 		dev->priv   = &ether_fcc_info[i];
 		dev->init   = fec_init;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/ether_scc.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/ether_scc.c
index 432111df4cd6ef152b22b0ab80974ae4551e4af0..2870a9cf94998242760d90839311c9af861586ae 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/ether_scc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/ether_scc.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ int mpc82xx_scc_enet_initialize(bd_t *bis)
 	dev = (struct eth_device *) malloc(sizeof *dev);
 	memset(dev, 0, sizeof *dev);
 
-	sprintf(dev->name, "SCC ETHERNET");
+	sprintf(dev->name, "SCC");
 	dev->init   = sec_init;
 	dev->halt   = sec_halt;
 	dev->send   = sec_send;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/ether_fcc.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/ether_fcc.c
index 5f1414d7581f22d693a55f4c12f58989fe8a79de..f69b2e649f344ca2227c57508dc9f729d8b4749b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/ether_fcc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/ether_fcc.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ int fec_initialize(bd_t *bis)
 		dev = (struct eth_device*) malloc(sizeof *dev);
 		memset(dev, 0, sizeof *dev);
 
-		sprintf(dev->name, "FCC%d ETHERNET",
+		sprintf(dev->name, "FCC%d",
 			ether_fcc_info[i].ether_index + 1);
 		dev->priv   = &ether_fcc_info[i];
 		dev->init   = fec_init;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/fec.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/fec.c
index 89c1ff939d2a7c7279732b467d79a1c104e1de4b..d4abeb1b2f1d1cd8596a63637e8f97284363eec3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/fec.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/fec.c
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 static int mii_discover_phy(struct eth_device *dev);
 #endif
 
-int fec8xx_miiphy_read(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+int fec8xx_miiphy_read(const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 		unsigned char  reg, unsigned short *value);
-int fec8xx_miiphy_write(char *devname, unsigned char  addr,
+int fec8xx_miiphy_write(const char *devname, unsigned char  addr,
 		unsigned char  reg, unsigned short value);
 
 static struct ether_fcc_info_s
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ int fec_initialize(bd_t *bis)
 		/* for FEC1 make sure that the name of the interface is the same
 		   as the old one for compatibility reasons */
 		if (i == 0) {
-			sprintf (dev->name, "FEC ETHERNET");
+			sprintf (dev->name, "FEC");
 		} else {
-			sprintf (dev->name, "FEC%d ETHERNET",
+			sprintf (dev->name, "FEC%d",
 				ether_fcc_info[i].ether_index + 1);
 		}
 
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ void mii_init (void)
  *	  Otherwise they hang in mii_send() !!! Sorry!
  *****************************************************************************/
 
-int fec8xx_miiphy_read(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+int fec8xx_miiphy_read(const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 		unsigned char  reg, unsigned short *value)
 {
 	short rdreg;    /* register working value */
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ int fec8xx_miiphy_read(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int fec8xx_miiphy_write(char *devname, unsigned char  addr,
+int fec8xx_miiphy_write(const char *devname, unsigned char  addr,
 		unsigned char  reg, unsigned short value)
 {
 	short rdreg;    /* register working value */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/scc.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/scc.c
index effb967e3254d24d819280ce225e04c879304db4..e376c64d52706b74645a462c00b7e05ff82057d1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/scc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/scc.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ int scc_initialize(bd_t *bis)
 	dev = (struct eth_device*) malloc(sizeof *dev);
 	memset(dev, 0, sizeof *dev);
 
-	sprintf(dev->name, "SCC ETHERNET");
+	sprintf(dev->name, "SCC");
 	dev->iobase = 0;
 	dev->priv   = 0;
 	dev->init   = scc_init;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/miiphy.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/miiphy.c
index 22ed5c25ea14969b93767bef27f670b1076108b5..4fec126f40b872832789f114188c1311d81a4c49 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/miiphy.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/miiphy.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ static int emac_miiphy_command(u8 addr, u8 reg, int cmd, u16 value)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int emac4xx_miiphy_read (char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned char reg,
+int emac4xx_miiphy_read (const char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned char reg,
 			 unsigned short *value)
 {
 	unsigned long sta_reg;
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ int emac4xx_miiphy_read (char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned char reg,
 /* write a phy reg and return the value with a rc	    */
 /***********************************************************/
 
-int emac4xx_miiphy_write (char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned char reg,
+int emac4xx_miiphy_write (const char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned char reg,
 			  unsigned short value)
 {
 	return emac_miiphy_command(addr, reg, EMAC_STACR_WRITE, value);
diff --git a/board/evb64260/eth.c b/board/evb64260/eth.c
index 8d1b606213ab1d7c7f26fd47830d0146759d7792..a96e65590f908978dc7783c382da2321a5f8af95 100644
--- a/board/evb64260/eth.c
+++ b/board/evb64260/eth.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static const char ether_port_phy_addr[3]={4,5,6};
 /* MII PHY access routines are common for all i/f, use gal_ent0 */
 #define GT6426x_MII_DEVNAME	"gal_enet0"
 
-int gt6426x_miiphy_read(char *devname, unsigned char phy,
+int gt6426x_miiphy_read(const char *devname, unsigned char phy,
 		unsigned char reg, unsigned short *val);
 
 static inline unsigned short
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ gt6426x_eth_disable(void *v)
 MII utilities - write: write to an MII register via SMI
 ***************************************************************************/
 int
-gt6426x_miiphy_write(char *devname, unsigned char phy,
+gt6426x_miiphy_write(const char *devname, unsigned char phy,
 		unsigned char reg, unsigned short data)
 {
     unsigned int temp= (reg<<21) | (phy<<16) | data;
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ gt6426x_miiphy_write(char *devname, unsigned char phy,
 MII utilities - read: read from an MII register via SMI
 ***************************************************************************/
 int
-gt6426x_miiphy_read(char *devname, unsigned char phy,
+gt6426x_miiphy_read(const char *devname, unsigned char phy,
 		unsigned char reg, unsigned short *val)
 {
     unsigned int temp= (reg<<21) | (phy<<16) | 1<<26;
diff --git a/board/freescale/mpc8560ads/mpc8560ads.c b/board/freescale/mpc8560ads/mpc8560ads.c
index 489f90b14be2c7133ccee8f36df60227fbee8157..423e9d72a761b56b8b024c1190fc832a411a354f 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mpc8560ads/mpc8560ads.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mpc8560ads/mpc8560ads.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ void reset_phy (void)
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_MII) && defined(CONFIG_ETHER_ON_FCC)
 	/* reset PHY */
-	miiphy_reset("FCC1 ETHERNET", 0x0);
+	miiphy_reset("FCC1", 0x0);
 
 	/* change PHY address to 0x02 */
 	bb_miiphy_write(NULL, 0, PHY_MIPSCR, 0xf028);
diff --git a/board/funkwerk/vovpn-gw/vovpn-gw.c b/board/funkwerk/vovpn-gw/vovpn-gw.c
index 889ba3f07441d303e06a48abd65d77c42bf11270..e856adaee50e39c294903c7d17ebc7fc8b3cf2a7 100644
--- a/board/funkwerk/vovpn-gw/vovpn-gw.c
+++ b/board/funkwerk/vovpn-gw/vovpn-gw.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void reset_phy (void)
 	iop->pdat |= 0x00080000;
 	for (i=0; i<100; i++) {
 		udelay(20000);
-		if (bb_miiphy_read("FCC1 ETHERNET", CONFIG_SYS_PHY_ADDR,2,&val ) == 0) {
+		if (bb_miiphy_read("FCC1", CONFIG_SYS_PHY_ADDR,2,&val ) == 0) {
 			break;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/board/keymile/common/keymile_hdlc_enet.c b/board/keymile/common/keymile_hdlc_enet.c
index ce5e4d6a45ed502aedfff600fe85272cadef1c99..a545211d1942538cb20aa54719a48c45f42e24ad 100644
--- a/board/keymile/common/keymile_hdlc_enet.c
+++ b/board/keymile/common/keymile_hdlc_enet.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ extern char keymile_slot;	/* our slot number in the backplane */
 #define TOUT_LOOP	50000
 
 /*
- * Since, except during initialization, ethact is always HDLC ETHERNET
+ * Since, except during initialization, ethact is always HDLC
  * while we're in the driver, just use serial_printf() everywhere for
  * output.  This avoids possible conflicts when netconsole is being
  * used.
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ int keymile_hdlc_enet_initialize(bd_t *bis)
 	seth = dev;
 #endif
 
-	sprintf(dev->name, "HDLC ETHERNET");
+	sprintf(dev->name, "HDLC");
 	dev->init   = keymile_hdlc_enet_init;
 	dev->halt   = keymile_hdlc_enet_halt;
 	dev->send   = keymile_hdlc_enet_send;
diff --git a/board/keymile/km8xx/km8xx_hdlc_enet.c b/board/keymile/km8xx/km8xx_hdlc_enet.c
index 04782884e43ed149e49b98d94e66a38656fa705a..ca00576925c4a5f8891b534b3bcb8dcf3449d84b 100644
--- a/board/keymile/km8xx/km8xx_hdlc_enet.c
+++ b/board/keymile/km8xx/km8xx_hdlc_enet.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 char keymile_slot;	/* our slot number in the backplane */
 
 /*
- * Since, except during initialization, ethact is always HDLC ETHERNET
+ * Since, except during initialization, ethact is always HDLC
  * while we're in the driver, just use serial_printf() everywhere for
  * output.  This avoids possible conflicts when netconsole is being
  * used.
diff --git a/board/motionpro/motionpro.c b/board/motionpro/motionpro.c
index b3692190b999ce08350ae8aaa91331d1a3ba2f0c..47ef6e53eda2b5ae3958073f0135fe8265bfa6b9 100644
--- a/board/motionpro/motionpro.c
+++ b/board/motionpro/motionpro.c
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ void reset_phy(void)
 {
 	unsigned short mode_control;
 
-	miiphy_read("FEC ETHERNET", CONFIG_PHY_ADDR, 0x15, &mode_control);
-	miiphy_write("FEC ETHERNET", CONFIG_PHY_ADDR, 0x15,
+	miiphy_read("FEC", CONFIG_PHY_ADDR, 0x15, &mode_control);
+	miiphy_write("FEC", CONFIG_PHY_ADDR, 0x15,
 			mode_control & 0xfffe);
 	return;
 }
diff --git a/board/prodrive/p3mx/mv_eth.c b/board/prodrive/p3mx/mv_eth.c
index e67596bd1a3e45deb37bae2047c5015f557798dd..567ae99d06d0442917fac213b56d74824556815f 100644
--- a/board/prodrive/p3mx/mv_eth.c
+++ b/board/prodrive/p3mx/mv_eth.c
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ int mv64460_eth_receive (struct eth_device *dev);
 
 int mv64460_eth_xmit (struct eth_device *, volatile void *packet, int length);
 
-int mv_miiphy_read(char *devname, unsigned char phy_addr,
+int mv_miiphy_read(const char *devname, unsigned char phy_addr,
 		   unsigned char phy_reg, unsigned short *value);
-int mv_miiphy_write(char *devname, unsigned char phy_addr,
+int mv_miiphy_write(const char *devname, unsigned char phy_addr,
 		    unsigned char phy_reg, unsigned short value);
 
 int phy_setup_aneg (char *devname, unsigned char addr);
@@ -2544,7 +2544,7 @@ static bool eth_port_read_smi_reg (ETH_PORT eth_port_num,
 	return true;
 }
 
-int mv_miiphy_read(char *devname, unsigned char phy_addr,
+int mv_miiphy_read(const char *devname, unsigned char phy_addr,
 		   unsigned char phy_reg, unsigned short *value)
 {
 	unsigned int reg_value;
@@ -2629,7 +2629,7 @@ static bool eth_port_write_smi_reg (ETH_PORT eth_port_num,
 	return true;
 }
 
-int mv_miiphy_write(char *devname, unsigned char phy_addr,
+int mv_miiphy_write(const char *devname, unsigned char phy_addr,
 		    unsigned char phy_reg, unsigned short value)
 {
 	unsigned int reg_value;
diff --git a/board/sbc8560/sbc8560.c b/board/sbc8560/sbc8560.c
index 10ba62fa4938a99a858f9adc967c2de870568b99..77abde5d41d0a9876cd41d331b4874916b8fdc7a 100644
--- a/board/sbc8560/sbc8560.c
+++ b/board/sbc8560/sbc8560.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ void reset_phy (void)
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_MII) && defined(CONFIG_ETHER_ON_FCC)
 	/* reset PHY */
-	miiphy_reset("FCC1 ETHERNET", 0x0);
+	miiphy_reset("FCC1", 0x0);
 
 	/* change PHY address to 0x02 */
 	bb_miiphy_write(NULL, 0, PHY_MIPSCR, 0xf028);
diff --git a/board/stx/stxgp3/stxgp3.c b/board/stx/stxgp3/stxgp3.c
index 3804fe080044919fbd3c676a14e2eeddfccbacba..25d52117009d46b02734ecd983b82f5ef6f7e5d7 100644
--- a/board/stx/stxgp3/stxgp3.c
+++ b/board/stx/stxgp3/stxgp3.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ reset_phy(void)
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_MII) && defined(CONFIG_ETHER_ON_FCC)
 	/* reset PHY */
-	miiphy_reset("FCC1 ETHERNET", 0x0);
+	miiphy_reset("FCC1", 0x0);
 
 	/* change PHY address to 0x02 */
 	bb_miiphy_write(NULL, 0, PHY_MIPSCR, 0xf028);
diff --git a/board/stx/stxssa/stxssa.c b/board/stx/stxssa/stxssa.c
index 0b2584c6b1c572794271b7ced8f83b995f397854..1e0acab5464ea6844b38791bc2ea57c55b111c83 100644
--- a/board/stx/stxssa/stxssa.c
+++ b/board/stx/stxssa/stxssa.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ reset_phy(void)
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_MII) && defined(CONFIG_ETHER_ON_FCC)
 	/* reset PHY */
-	miiphy_reset("FCC1 ETHERNET", 0x0);
+	miiphy_reset("FCC1", 0x0);
 
 	/* change PHY address to 0x02 */
 	bb_miiphy_write(NULL, 0, PHY_MIPSCR, 0xf028);
diff --git a/board/stx/stxxtc/stxxtc.c b/board/stx/stxxtc/stxxtc.c
index 717dbe20846b5b77eefb41578713b536a87dadef..6693a7051b268d846c7058ec4496e69e4a0348fc 100644
--- a/board/stx/stxxtc/stxxtc.c
+++ b/board/stx/stxxtc/stxxtc.c
@@ -481,12 +481,12 @@ void reset_phys(void)
 	mii_init();
 
 	for (phyno = 0; phyno < 32; ++phyno) {
-		miiphy_read("FEC ETHERNET", phyno, PHY_PHYIDR1, &v);
+		miiphy_read("FEC", phyno, PHY_PHYIDR1, &v);
 		if (v == 0xFFFF)
 			continue;
-		miiphy_write("FEC ETHERNET", phyno, PHY_BMCR, PHY_BMCR_POWD);
+		miiphy_write("FEC", phyno, PHY_BMCR, PHY_BMCR_POWD);
 		udelay(10000);
-		miiphy_write("FEC ETHERNET", phyno, PHY_BMCR, PHY_BMCR_RESET | PHY_BMCR_AUTON);
+		miiphy_write("FEC", phyno, PHY_BMCR, PHY_BMCR_RESET | PHY_BMCR_AUTON);
 		udelay(10000);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/board/tqc/tqm8xx/tqm8xx.c b/board/tqc/tqm8xx/tqm8xx.c
index 53f79e8b80f6429ba76a65f0f38d3a6b53b6d0aa..cde780b2df126a72f1bd996f8f6ed185526f5c9f 100644
--- a/board/tqc/tqm8xx/tqm8xx.c
+++ b/board/tqc/tqm8xx/tqm8xx.c
@@ -745,13 +745,13 @@ int last_stage_init(void)
 		return 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-		ret = miiphy_read("FEC ETHERNET", phy[i], PHY_BMCR, &reg);
+		ret = miiphy_read("FEC", phy[i], PHY_BMCR, &reg);
 		if (ret) {
 			printf("Cannot read BMCR on PHY %d\n", phy[i]);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		/* Auto-negotiation off, hard set full duplex, 100Mbps */
-		ret = miiphy_write("FEC ETHERNET", phy[i],
+		ret = miiphy_write("FEC", phy[i],
 				   PHY_BMCR, (reg | PHY_BMCR_100MB |
 					      PHY_BMCR_DPLX) & ~PHY_BMCR_AUTON);
 		if (ret) {
diff --git a/common/cmd_mii.c b/common/cmd_mii.c
index bb941862db66b48fcfcb9fdecde4691b188e5cdc..3ea493ba4925ef571216b24e87701a757b004cc0 100644
--- a/common/cmd_mii.c
+++ b/common/cmd_mii.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ int do_mii (cmd_tbl_t * cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 	unsigned char	addr, reg;
 	unsigned short	data;
 	int		rcode = 0;
-	char		*devname;
+	const char	*devname;
 
 	if (argc < 2)
 		return cmd_usage(cmdtp);
diff --git a/common/miiphyutil.c b/common/miiphyutil.c
index 4b186dd28c0ce02a939d3f908afd7c810f7d5a5c..9cf845f605dca3940c821976247b647847a91636 100644
--- a/common/miiphyutil.c
+++ b/common/miiphyutil.c
@@ -46,21 +46,45 @@
 
 struct mii_dev {
 	struct list_head link;
-	char *name;
-	int (*read) (char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+	const char *name;
+	int (*read) (const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 		     unsigned char reg, unsigned short *value);
-	int (*write) (char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+	int (*write) (const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 		      unsigned char reg, unsigned short value);
 };
 
 static struct list_head mii_devs;
 static struct mii_dev *current_mii;
 
+/*
+ * Lookup the mii_dev struct by the registered device name.
+ */
+static struct mii_dev *miiphy_get_dev_by_name(const char *devname, int quiet)
+{
+	struct list_head *entry;
+	struct mii_dev *dev;
+
+	if (!devname) {
+		printf("NULL device name!\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	list_for_each(entry, &mii_devs) {
+		dev = list_entry(entry, struct mii_dev, link);
+		if (strcmp(dev->name, devname) == 0)
+			return dev;
+	}
+
+	if (!quiet)
+		printf("No such device: %s\n", devname);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 /*****************************************************************************
  *
  * Initialize global data. Need to be called before any other miiphy routine.
  */
-void miiphy_init ()
+void miiphy_init(void)
 {
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD (&mii_devs);
 	current_mii = NULL;
@@ -70,25 +94,21 @@ void miiphy_init ()
  *
  * Register read and write MII access routines for the device <name>.
  */
-void miiphy_register (char *name,
-		      int (*read) (char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+void miiphy_register(const char *name,
+		      int (*read) (const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 				   unsigned char reg, unsigned short *value),
-		      int (*write) (char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+		      int (*write) (const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 				    unsigned char reg, unsigned short value))
 {
-	struct list_head *entry;
 	struct mii_dev *new_dev;
-	struct mii_dev *miidev;
 	unsigned int name_len;
+	char *new_name;
 
 	/* check if we have unique name */
-	list_for_each (entry, &mii_devs) {
-		miidev = list_entry (entry, struct mii_dev, link);
-		if (strcmp (miidev->name, name) == 0) {
-			printf ("miiphy_register: non unique device name "
-				"'%s'\n", name);
-			return;
-		}
+	new_dev = miiphy_get_dev_by_name(name, 1);
+	if (new_dev) {
+		printf("miiphy_register: non unique device name '%s'\n", name);
+		return;
 	}
 
 	/* allocate memory */
@@ -107,9 +127,9 @@ void miiphy_register (char *name,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD (&new_dev->link);
 	new_dev->read = read;
 	new_dev->write = write;
-	new_dev->name = (char *)(new_dev + 1);
-	strncpy (new_dev->name, name, name_len);
-	new_dev->name[name_len] = '\0';
+	new_dev->name = new_name = (char *)(new_dev + 1);
+	strncpy (new_name, name, name_len);
+	new_name[name_len] = '\0';
 
 	debug ("miiphy_register: added '%s', read=0x%08lx, write=0x%08lx\n",
 	       new_dev->name, new_dev->read, new_dev->write);
@@ -121,25 +141,20 @@ void miiphy_register (char *name,
 		current_mii = new_dev;
 }
 
-int miiphy_set_current_dev (char *devname)
+int miiphy_set_current_dev(const char *devname)
 {
-	struct list_head *entry;
 	struct mii_dev *dev;
 
-	list_for_each (entry, &mii_devs) {
-		dev = list_entry (entry, struct mii_dev, link);
-
-		if (strcmp (devname, dev->name) == 0) {
-			current_mii = dev;
-			return 0;
-		}
+	dev = miiphy_get_dev_by_name(devname, 0);
+	if (dev) {
+		current_mii = dev;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
-	printf ("No such device: %s\n", devname);
 	return 1;
 }
 
-char *miiphy_get_current_dev ()
+const char *miiphy_get_current_dev(void)
 {
 	if (current_mii)
 		return current_mii->name;
@@ -147,6 +162,20 @@ char *miiphy_get_current_dev ()
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static struct mii_dev *miiphy_get_active_dev(const char *devname)
+{
+	/* If the current mii is the one we want, return it */
+	if (current_mii)
+		if (strcmp(current_mii->name, devname) == 0)
+			return current_mii;
+
+	/* Otherwise, set the active one to the one we want */
+	if (miiphy_set_current_dev(devname))
+		return NULL;
+	else
+		return current_mii;
+}
+
 /*****************************************************************************
  *
  * Read to variable <value> from the PHY attached to device <devname>,
@@ -155,33 +184,16 @@ char *miiphy_get_current_dev ()
  * Returns:
  *   0 on success
  */
-int miiphy_read (char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned char reg,
+int miiphy_read(const char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned char reg,
 		 unsigned short *value)
 {
-	struct list_head *entry;
 	struct mii_dev *dev;
-	int found_dev = 0;
-	int read_ret = 0;
-
-	if (!devname) {
-		printf ("NULL device name!\n");
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	list_for_each (entry, &mii_devs) {
-		dev = list_entry (entry, struct mii_dev, link);
-
-		if (strcmp (devname, dev->name) == 0) {
-			found_dev = 1;
-			read_ret = dev->read (devname, addr, reg, value);
-			break;
-		}
-	}
 
-	if (found_dev == 0)
-		printf ("No such device: %s\n", devname);
+	dev = miiphy_get_active_dev(devname);
+	if (dev)
+		return dev->read(devname, addr, reg, value);
 
-	return ((found_dev) ? read_ret : 1);
+	return 1;
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
@@ -192,33 +204,16 @@ int miiphy_read (char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned char reg,
  * Returns:
  *   0 on success
  */
-int miiphy_write (char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned char reg,
+int miiphy_write(const char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned char reg,
 		  unsigned short value)
 {
-	struct list_head *entry;
 	struct mii_dev *dev;
-	int found_dev = 0;
-	int write_ret = 0;
-
-	if (!devname) {
-		printf ("NULL device name!\n");
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	list_for_each (entry, &mii_devs) {
-		dev = list_entry (entry, struct mii_dev, link);
-
-		if (strcmp (devname, dev->name) == 0) {
-			found_dev = 1;
-			write_ret = dev->write (devname, addr, reg, value);
-			break;
-		}
-	}
 
-	if (found_dev == 0)
-		printf ("No such device: %s\n", devname);
+	dev = miiphy_get_active_dev(devname);
+	if (dev)
+		return dev->write(devname, addr, reg, value);
 
-	return ((found_dev) ? write_ret : 1);
+	return 1;
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
@@ -252,7 +247,7 @@ void miiphy_listdev (void)
  * Returns:
  *   0 on success
  */
-int miiphy_info (char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned int *oui,
+int miiphy_info(const char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned int *oui,
 		 unsigned char *model, unsigned char *rev)
 {
 	unsigned int reg = 0;
@@ -290,7 +285,7 @@ int miiphy_info (char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned int *oui,
  * Returns:
  *   0 on success
  */
-int miiphy_reset (char *devname, unsigned char addr)
+int miiphy_reset(const char *devname, unsigned char addr)
 {
 	unsigned short reg;
 	int timeout = 500;
@@ -332,7 +327,7 @@ int miiphy_reset (char *devname, unsigned char addr)
  *
  * Determine the ethernet speed (10/100/1000).  Return 10 on error.
  */
-int miiphy_speed (char *devname, unsigned char addr)
+int miiphy_speed(const char *devname, unsigned char addr)
 {
 	u16 bmcr, anlpar;
 
@@ -386,7 +381,7 @@ miiphy_read_failed:
  *
  * Determine full/half duplex.  Return half on error.
  */
-int miiphy_duplex (char *devname, unsigned char addr)
+int miiphy_duplex(const char *devname, unsigned char addr)
 {
 	u16 bmcr, anlpar;
 
@@ -446,7 +441,7 @@ miiphy_read_failed:
  * Return 1 if PHY supports 1000BASE-X, 0 if PHY supports 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/
  * 1000BASE-T, or on error.
  */
-int miiphy_is_1000base_x (char *devname, unsigned char addr)
+int miiphy_is_1000base_x(const char *devname, unsigned char addr)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_PHY_GIGE)
 	u16 exsr;
@@ -467,7 +462,7 @@ int miiphy_is_1000base_x (char *devname, unsigned char addr)
  *
  * Determine link status
  */
-int miiphy_link (char *devname, unsigned char addr)
+int miiphy_link(const char *devname, unsigned char addr)
 {
 	unsigned short reg;
 
diff --git a/doc/README.kmeter1 b/doc/README.kmeter1
index 44ebb7a781199f280a79ce63a389400d514f93cb..7f4fc999f8f4d31278b0787b176d273e0082591e 100644
--- a/doc/README.kmeter1
+++ b/doc/README.kmeter1
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Keymile kmeter1 Board
 
 	tftp 10000 u-boot.bin
     => run load
-    Using FSL UEC0 device
+    Using UEC0 device
     TFTP from server 192.168.1.1; our IP address is 192.168.205.4
     Filename '/tftpboot/kmeter1/u-boot.bin'.
     Load address: 0x200000
diff --git a/doc/uImage.FIT/howto.txt b/doc/uImage.FIT/howto.txt
index 8065e9e1d8d4d65a9b5fe0fce08d3709183d0ee4..59e21e91e3471a177d8c0eb2c727b4e8584ac730 100644
--- a/doc/uImage.FIT/howto.txt
+++ b/doc/uImage.FIT/howto.txt
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ nfsargs=setenv bootargs root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=${serverip}:${rootpath}
 addip=setenv bootargs ${bootargs} ip=${ipaddr}:${serverip}:${gatewayip}:${netmask}:${hostname}:${netdev}:off panic=1
 => run nfsargs addip
 => tftp 900000 /path/to/tftp/location/kernel.itb
-Using FEC ETHERNET device
+Using FEC device
 TFTP from server 192.168.1.1; our IP address is 192.168.160.5
 Filename '/path/to/tftp/location/kernel.itb'.
 Load address: 0x900000
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ inspected and booted:
 
 [on the target system]
 => tftp 900000 /path/to/tftp/location/kernel_fdt.itb
-Using FEC ETHERNET device
+Using FEC device
 TFTP from server 192.168.1.1; our IP address is 192.168.160.5
 Filename '/path/to/tftp/location/kernel_fdt.itb'.
 Load address: 0x900000
diff --git a/drivers/net/4xx_enet.c b/drivers/net/4xx_enet.c
index 144b8513578cb97000d780797c1a34f3c2ac6df9..d9487ad7322b63ef626c7b1660d2d5349572ad4e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/4xx_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/4xx_enet.c
@@ -305,9 +305,9 @@ static void mal_err (struct eth_device *dev, unsigned long isr,
 static void emac_err (struct eth_device *dev, unsigned long isr);
 
 extern int phy_setup_aneg (char *devname, unsigned char addr);
-extern int emac4xx_miiphy_read (char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+extern int emac4xx_miiphy_read (const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 		unsigned char reg, unsigned short *value);
-extern int emac4xx_miiphy_write (char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+extern int emac4xx_miiphy_write (const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 		unsigned char reg, unsigned short value);
 
 int board_emac_count(void);
diff --git a/drivers/net/altera_tse.c b/drivers/net/altera_tse.c
index 5c0c274ba3aad0d35f7e75fbbc3c49f8eee8b532..d45aab13062375e292f9b70cf019985995fe5d8d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/altera_tse.c
+++ b/drivers/net/altera_tse.c
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ static int tse_mdio_write(struct altera_tse_priv *priv, unsigned int regnum,
 
 /* MDIO access to phy */
 #if defined(CONFIG_MII) || defined(CONFIG_CMD_MII) && !defined(BITBANGMII)
-static int altera_tse_miiphy_write(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+static int altera_tse_miiphy_write(const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 				   unsigned char reg, unsigned short value)
 {
 	struct eth_device *dev;
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ static int altera_tse_miiphy_write(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int altera_tse_miiphy_read(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+static int altera_tse_miiphy_read(const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 				  unsigned char reg, unsigned short *value)
 {
 	struct eth_device *dev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/at91_emac.c b/drivers/net/at91_emac.c
index 245da121b94d520e12eb562641c12945ae6aaa8c..d82459b1ce9c5aef4ce1913d787a2fd72b69a9cf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/at91_emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/at91_emac.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ int  at91emac_write(at91_emac_t *at91mac, unsigned char addr,
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_MII) || defined(CONFIG_CMD_MII)
 
-at91_emac_t *get_emacbase_by_name(char *devname)
+at91_emac_t *get_emacbase_by_name(const char *devname)
 {
 	struct eth_device *netdev;
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ at91_emac_t *get_emacbase_by_name(char *devname)
 	return (at91_emac_t *) netdev->iobase;
 }
 
-int  at91emac_mii_read(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+int  at91emac_mii_read(const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 		unsigned char reg, unsigned short *value)
 {
 	at91_emac_t *emac;
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ int  at91emac_mii_read(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 }
 
 
-int  at91emac_mii_write(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+int  at91emac_mii_write(const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 		unsigned char reg, unsigned short value)
 {
 	at91_emac_t *emac;
diff --git a/drivers/net/bfin_mac.c b/drivers/net/bfin_mac.c
index e691bdf2111f4e6f009e7194bb10af99f0c08618..36d4046ec1171b560b8358c1025e0e4a9f434373 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bfin_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bfin_mac.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static int bfin_miiphy_wait(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int bfin_miiphy_read(char *devname, uchar addr, uchar reg, ushort *val)
+static int bfin_miiphy_read(const char *devname, uchar addr, uchar reg, ushort *val)
 {
 	if (bfin_miiphy_wait())
 		return 1;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static int bfin_miiphy_read(char *devname, uchar addr, uchar reg, ushort *val)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int bfin_miiphy_write(char *devname, uchar addr, uchar reg, ushort val)
+static int bfin_miiphy_write(const char *devname, uchar addr, uchar reg, ushort val)
 {
 	if (bfin_miiphy_wait())
 		return 1;
diff --git a/drivers/net/davinci_emac.c b/drivers/net/davinci_emac.c
index 02bbb8c0afff033216ab25ad66c93b51d85ad38a..41a9910919666bef8757fd64166b44d2c19cd5b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/davinci_emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/davinci_emac.c
@@ -252,12 +252,12 @@ static int gen_auto_negotiate(int phy_addr)
 
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_MII) || defined(CONFIG_CMD_MII)
-static int davinci_mii_phy_read(char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned char reg, unsigned short *value)
+static int davinci_mii_phy_read(const char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned char reg, unsigned short *value)
 {
 	return(davinci_eth_phy_read(addr, reg, value) ? 0 : 1);
 }
 
-static int davinci_mii_phy_write(char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned char reg, unsigned short value)
+static int davinci_mii_phy_write(const char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned char reg, unsigned short value)
 {
 	return(davinci_eth_phy_write(addr, reg, value) ? 0 : 1);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/designware.c b/drivers/net/designware.c
index d0d98277ea4c6d482c92fa7c2d98a63ca97def69..2f923f26f90af59f89e315f8018a5966dfc010c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/designware.c
+++ b/drivers/net/designware.c
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ static int configure_phy(struct eth_device *dev)
 }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_MII)
-static int dw_mii_read(char *devname, u8 addr, u8 reg, u16 *val)
+static int dw_mii_read(const char *devname, u8 addr, u8 reg, u16 *val)
 {
 	struct eth_device *dev;
 
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ static int dw_mii_read(char *devname, u8 addr, u8 reg, u16 *val)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int dw_mii_write(char *devname, u8 addr, u8 reg, u16 val)
+static int dw_mii_write(const char *devname, u8 addr, u8 reg, u16 val)
 {
 	struct eth_device *dev;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/eepro100.c b/drivers/net/eepro100.c
index 9c06b25569419d73d96b4537e7db3b4339967032..22e14e3814deeadf854b0b09d4494d4038c5b360 100644
--- a/drivers/net/eepro100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/eepro100.c
@@ -321,7 +321,8 @@ static int set_phyreg (struct eth_device *dev, unsigned char addr,
 /* Check if given phyaddr is valid, i.e. there is a PHY connected.
  * Do this by checking model value field from ID2 register.
  */
-static struct eth_device* verify_phyaddr (char *devname, unsigned char addr)
+static struct eth_device* verify_phyaddr (const char *devname,
+						unsigned char addr)
 {
 	struct eth_device *dev;
 	unsigned short value;
@@ -350,7 +351,7 @@ static struct eth_device* verify_phyaddr (char *devname, unsigned char addr)
 	return dev;
 }
 
-static int eepro100_miiphy_read (char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+static int eepro100_miiphy_read(const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 		unsigned char reg, unsigned short *value)
 {
 	struct eth_device *dev;
@@ -367,7 +368,7 @@ static int eepro100_miiphy_read (char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int eepro100_miiphy_write (char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+static int eepro100_miiphy_write(const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 		unsigned char reg, unsigned short value)
 {
 	struct eth_device *dev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ep93xx_eth.c b/drivers/net/ep93xx_eth.c
index 4e39948d2fa5bcdf39253a389138bdd9c0fa4ed2..c09384c632fa9f2ccedf2dcb7ce12aac6fa933a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ep93xx_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ep93xx_eth.c
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
 #define GET_REGS(eth_dev)	(GET_PRIV(eth_dev)->regs)
 
 /* ep93xx_miiphy ops forward declarations */
-static int ep93xx_miiphy_read(char * const dev, unsigned char const addr,
+static int ep93xx_miiphy_read(const char * const dev, unsigned char const addr,
 			unsigned char const reg, unsigned short * const value);
-static int ep93xx_miiphy_write(char * const dev, unsigned char const addr,
+static int ep93xx_miiphy_write(const char * const dev, unsigned char const addr,
 			unsigned char const reg, unsigned short const value);
 
 #if defined(EP93XX_MAC_DEBUG)
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ eth_init_done:
 /**
  * Read a 16-bit value from an MII register.
  */
-static int ep93xx_miiphy_read(char * const dev, unsigned char const addr,
+static int ep93xx_miiphy_read(const char * const dev, unsigned char const addr,
 			unsigned char const reg, unsigned short * const value)
 {
 	struct mac_regs *mac = (struct mac_regs *)MAC_BASE;
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ static int ep93xx_miiphy_read(char * const dev, unsigned char const addr,
 /**
  * Write a 16-bit value to an MII register.
  */
-static int ep93xx_miiphy_write(char * const dev, unsigned char const addr,
+static int ep93xx_miiphy_write(const char * const dev, unsigned char const addr,
 			unsigned char const reg, unsigned short const value)
 {
 	struct mac_regs *mac = (struct mac_regs *)MAC_BASE;
diff --git a/drivers/net/fec_mxc.c b/drivers/net/fec_mxc.c
index 57f89a37a6c9c1ec813dfa45c8f1ff82455a05ff..2d4ffed4fa67b246744073fd50aac70b656037f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fec_mxc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fec_mxc.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ struct fec_priv gfec = {
 /*
  * MII-interface related functions
  */
-static int fec_miiphy_read(char *dev, uint8_t phyAddr, uint8_t regAddr,
+static int fec_miiphy_read(const char *dev, uint8_t phyAddr, uint8_t regAddr,
 		uint16_t *retVal)
 {
 	struct eth_device *edev = eth_get_dev_by_name(dev);
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static void fec_mii_setspeed(struct fec_priv *fec)
 	debug("fec_init: mii_speed %#lx\n",
 			fec->eth->mii_speed);
 }
-static int fec_miiphy_write(char *dev, uint8_t phyAddr, uint8_t regAddr,
+static int fec_miiphy_write(const char *dev, uint8_t phyAddr, uint8_t regAddr,
 		uint16_t data)
 {
 	struct eth_device *edev = eth_get_dev_by_name(dev);
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ static int fec_probe(bd_t *bd)
 	writel(0x05ee0024, &fec->eth->r_cntrl);	/* FIXME 0x05ee0004 */
 	fec_mii_setspeed(fec);
 
-	sprintf(edev->name, "FEC_MXC");
+	sprintf(edev->name, "FEC");
 
 	miiphy_register(edev->name, fec_miiphy_read, fec_miiphy_write);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/macb.c b/drivers/net/macb.c
index 6a58a374b2e97c08f77f94de8967c45506d111aa..acb8d20b136090b37bfca69d5c4e234cada00652 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macb.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static u16 macb_mdio_read(struct macb_device *macb, u8 reg)
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_MII)
 
-int macb_miiphy_read(char *devname, u8 phy_adr, u8 reg, u16 *value)
+int macb_miiphy_read(const char *devname, u8 phy_adr, u8 reg, u16 *value)
 {
 	struct eth_device *dev = eth_get_dev_by_name(devname);
 	struct macb_device *macb = to_macb(dev);
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ int macb_miiphy_read(char *devname, u8 phy_adr, u8 reg, u16 *value)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int macb_miiphy_write(char *devname, u8 phy_adr, u8 reg, u16 value)
+int macb_miiphy_write(const char *devname, u8 phy_adr, u8 reg, u16 value)
 {
 	struct eth_device *dev = eth_get_dev_by_name(devname);
 	struct macb_device *macb = to_macb(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mcfmii.c b/drivers/net/mcfmii.c
index 060bdd73971264b25d5a2c7cdd5a6d0059baa073..401182d42647f012ef2d11b8715149e3fff2c113 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mcfmii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mcfmii.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ void __mii_init(void)
  *	  Otherwise they hang in mii_send() !!! Sorry!
  */
 
-int mcffec_miiphy_read(char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned char reg,
+int mcffec_miiphy_read(const char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned char reg,
 		       unsigned short *value)
 {
 	short rdreg;		/* register working value */
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ int mcffec_miiphy_read(char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned char reg,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int mcffec_miiphy_write(char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned char reg,
+int mcffec_miiphy_write(const char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned char reg,
 			unsigned short value)
 {
 	short rdreg;		/* register working value */
diff --git a/drivers/net/mpc512x_fec.c b/drivers/net/mpc512x_fec.c
index c580c827a6e8b1c173e089a340a1f0a2c7e93b77..f56d940f915adeca9a305376079be12c166a0fc3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mpc512x_fec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mpc512x_fec.c
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 #error "CONFIG_MII has to be defined!"
 #endif
 
-int fec512x_miiphy_read(char *devname, u8 phyAddr, u8 regAddr, u16 * retVal);
-int fec512x_miiphy_write(char *devname, u8 phyAddr, u8 regAddr, u16 data);
+int fec512x_miiphy_read(const char *devname, u8 phyAddr, u8 regAddr, u16 * retVal);
+int fec512x_miiphy_write(const char *devname, u8 phyAddr, u8 regAddr, u16 data);
 int mpc512x_fec_init_phy(struct eth_device *dev, bd_t * bis);
 
 static uchar rx_buff[FEC_BUFFER_SIZE];
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ int mpc512x_fec_initialize (bd_t * bis)
 	dev->send = mpc512x_fec_send;
 	dev->recv = mpc512x_fec_recv;
 
-	sprintf (dev->name, "FEC ETHERNET");
+	sprintf (dev->name, "FEC");
 	eth_register (dev);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_MII) || defined(CONFIG_CMD_MII)
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ int mpc512x_fec_initialize (bd_t * bis)
 
 /* MII-interface related functions */
 /********************************************************************/
-int fec512x_miiphy_read (char *devname, u8 phyAddr, u8 regAddr, u16 * retVal)
+int fec512x_miiphy_read(const char *devname, u8 phyAddr, u8 regAddr, u16 *retVal)
 {
 	volatile immap_t *im = (immap_t *) CONFIG_SYS_IMMR;
 	volatile fec512x_t *eth = &im->fec;
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ int fec512x_miiphy_read (char *devname, u8 phyAddr, u8 regAddr, u16 * retVal)
 }
 
 /********************************************************************/
-int fec512x_miiphy_write (char *devname, u8 phyAddr, u8 regAddr, u16 data)
+int fec512x_miiphy_write(const char *devname, u8 phyAddr, u8 regAddr, u16 data)
 {
 	volatile immap_t *im = (immap_t *) CONFIG_SYS_IMMR;
 	volatile fec512x_t *eth = &im->fec;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mpc5xxx_fec.c b/drivers/net/mpc5xxx_fec.c
index 4a1c8e6e42e95f467dde7e61ddc06a9cab78af58..c88e596c01fa222dd5b0cfc2034791c898316c5b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mpc5xxx_fec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mpc5xxx_fec.c
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ typedef struct {
     uint8 head[16];             /* MAC header(6 + 6 + 2) + 2(aligned) */
 } NBUF;
 
-int fec5xxx_miiphy_read(char *devname, uint8 phyAddr, uint8 regAddr, uint16 * retVal);
-int fec5xxx_miiphy_write(char *devname, uint8 phyAddr, uint8 regAddr, uint16 data);
+int fec5xxx_miiphy_read(const char *devname, uint8 phyAddr, uint8 regAddr, uint16 *retVal);
+int fec5xxx_miiphy_write(const char *devname, uint8 phyAddr, uint8 regAddr, uint16 data);
 
 static int mpc5xxx_fec_init_phy(struct eth_device *dev, bd_t * bis);
 
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ int mpc5xxx_fec_initialize(bd_t * bis)
 
 /* MII-interface related functions */
 /********************************************************************/
-int fec5xxx_miiphy_read(char *devname, uint8 phyAddr, uint8 regAddr, uint16 * retVal)
+int fec5xxx_miiphy_read(const char *devname, uint8 phyAddr, uint8 regAddr, uint16 * retVal)
 {
 	ethernet_regs *eth = (ethernet_regs *)MPC5XXX_FEC;
 	uint32 reg;		/* convenient holder for the PHY register */
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ int fec5xxx_miiphy_read(char *devname, uint8 phyAddr, uint8 regAddr, uint16 * re
 }
 
 /********************************************************************/
-int fec5xxx_miiphy_write(char *devname, uint8 phyAddr, uint8 regAddr, uint16 data)
+int fec5xxx_miiphy_write(const char *devname, uint8 phyAddr, uint8 regAddr, uint16 data)
 {
 	ethernet_regs *eth = (ethernet_regs *)MPC5XXX_FEC;
 	uint32 reg;		/* convenient holder for the PHY register */
diff --git a/drivers/net/mvgbe.c b/drivers/net/mvgbe.c
index cad40237c9337d7628bbb780dfeff50c905a9756..c701f43ad6f08277889ff55c6218b847770cc47b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mvgbe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mvgbe.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
  *
  * Returns 16bit phy register value, or 0xffff on error
  */
-static int smi_reg_read(char *devname, u8 phy_adr, u8 reg_ofs, u16 * data)
+static int smi_reg_read(const char *devname, u8 phy_adr, u8 reg_ofs, u16 * data)
 {
 	struct eth_device *dev = eth_get_dev_by_name(devname);
 	struct mvgbe_device *dmvgbe = to_mvgbe(dev);
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static int smi_reg_read(char *devname, u8 phy_adr, u8 reg_ofs, u16 * data)
  * Returns 0 if write succeed, -EINVAL on bad parameters
  * -ETIME on timeout
  */
-static int smi_reg_write(char *devname, u8 phy_adr, u8 reg_ofs, u16 data)
+static int smi_reg_write(const char *devname, u8 phy_adr, u8 reg_ofs, u16 data)
 {
 	struct eth_device *dev = eth_get_dev_by_name(devname);
 	struct mvgbe_device *dmvgbe = to_mvgbe(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ns7520_eth.c b/drivers/net/ns7520_eth.c
index c28726e698f0e796b180b083db6cb3f5b20d28f9..bfa651b7bffc4971827d3c5066d98d8ba892b7f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ns7520_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ns7520_eth.c
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ enum mii_status {
 /**
  * Read a 16-bit value from an MII register.
  */
-extern int ns7520_miiphy_read(char *devname, unsigned char const addr,
+extern int ns7520_miiphy_read(const char *devname, unsigned char const addr,
 		unsigned char const reg, unsigned short *const value)
 {
 	int ret = MII_STATUS_FAILURE;
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ extern int ns7520_miiphy_read(char *devname, unsigned char const addr,
 /**
  * Write a 16-bit value to an MII register.
  */
-extern int ns7520_miiphy_write(char *devname, unsigned char const addr,
+extern int ns7520_miiphy_write(const char *devname, unsigned char const addr,
 		unsigned char const reg, unsigned short const value)
 {
 	int ret = MII_STATUS_FAILURE;
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/miiphybb.c b/drivers/net/phy/miiphybb.c
index 2768c7584e2fa10be57d867a3befed7cdc162c1d..1045cf1ba980ae91d56bf4ddb35728e089e44a28 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/miiphybb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/miiphybb.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ void bb_miiphy_init(void)
 	}
 }
 
-static inline struct bb_miiphy_bus *bb_miiphy_getbus(char *devname)
+static inline struct bb_miiphy_bus *bb_miiphy_getbus(const char *devname)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_BITBANGMII_MULTI
 	int i;
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ static void miiphy_pre(struct bb_miiphy_bus *bus, char read,
  * Returns:
  *   0 on success
  */
-int bb_miiphy_read(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+int bb_miiphy_read(const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 		   unsigned char reg, unsigned short *value)
 {
 	short rdreg; /* register working value */
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ int bb_miiphy_read(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
  * Returns:
  *   0 on success
  */
-int bb_miiphy_write (char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+int bb_miiphy_write (const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 		     unsigned char reg, unsigned short value)
 {
 	struct bb_miiphy_bus *bus;
diff --git a/drivers/net/tsec.c b/drivers/net/tsec.c
index 54c4a704a502bbc4a7756e4a020a696e6d8f7ce1..9b5dd92fbb84a330e0ca84cff78f9dae6c135ebd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tsec.c
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ static void phy_run_commands(struct tsec_private *priv, struct phy_cmd *cmd);
 static void adjust_link(struct eth_device *dev);
 #if defined(CONFIG_MII) || defined(CONFIG_CMD_MII) \
 	&& !defined(BITBANGMII)
-static int tsec_miiphy_write(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+static int tsec_miiphy_write(const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 			     unsigned char reg, unsigned short value);
-static int tsec_miiphy_read(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+static int tsec_miiphy_read(const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 			    unsigned char reg, unsigned short *value);
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_MCAST_TFTP
@@ -1919,7 +1919,7 @@ static void phy_run_commands(struct tsec_private *priv, struct phy_cmd *cmd)
  * Returns:
  *  0 on success
  */
-static int tsec_miiphy_read(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+static int tsec_miiphy_read(const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 			    unsigned char reg, unsigned short *value)
 {
 	unsigned short ret;
@@ -1942,7 +1942,7 @@ static int tsec_miiphy_read(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
  * Returns:
  *  0 on success
  */
-static int tsec_miiphy_write(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+static int tsec_miiphy_write(const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 			     unsigned char reg, unsigned short value)
 {
 	struct tsec_private *priv = privlist[0];
diff --git a/drivers/qe/uec.c b/drivers/qe/uec.c
index ccbf27d0be9cb400196845592a27ab2ac8306df7..e10c0f328c4ae8e94976b2b3ce743b9226f1da91 100644
--- a/drivers/qe/uec.c
+++ b/drivers/qe/uec.c
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ static void phy_change(struct eth_device *dev)
  * Returns:
  *  The index where the device is located, -1 on error
  */
-static int uec_miiphy_find_dev_by_name(char *devname)
+static int uec_miiphy_find_dev_by_name(const char *devname)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ static int uec_miiphy_find_dev_by_name(char *devname)
  * Returns:
  *  0 on success
  */
-static int uec_miiphy_read(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+static int uec_miiphy_read(const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 			    unsigned char reg, unsigned short *value)
 {
 	int devindex = 0;
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ static int uec_miiphy_read(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
  * Returns:
  *  0 on success
  */
-static int uec_miiphy_write(char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+static int uec_miiphy_write(const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 			     unsigned char reg, unsigned short value)
 {
 	int devindex = 0;
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@ int uec_initialize(bd_t *bis, uec_info_t *uec_info)
 	uec->uec_info = uec_info;
 	uec->dev = dev;
 
-	sprintf(dev->name, "FSL UEC%d", uec_info->uf_info.ucc_num);
+	sprintf(dev->name, "UEC%d", uec_info->uf_info.ucc_num);
 	dev->iobase = 0;
 	dev->priv = (void *)uec;
 	dev->init = uec_init;
diff --git a/drivers/qe/uec_phy.c b/drivers/qe/uec_phy.c
index 3baffe42fbcb37632cb80bb08c39cf44a965eb5e..2d3a896d6f3f9fe7abada120fe5cc162f7ffaf17 100644
--- a/drivers/qe/uec_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/qe/uec_phy.c
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
  *                 {name, speed, duplex},
  *
  *     #define CONFIG_SYS_FIXED_PHY_PORTS \
- *                 CONFIG_SYS_FIXED_PHY_PORT("FSL UEC0",SPEED_100,DUPLEX_FULL) \
- *                 CONFIG_SYS_FIXED_PHY_PORT("FSL UEC2",SPEED_100,DUPLEX_HALF)
+ *                 CONFIG_SYS_FIXED_PHY_PORT("UEC0",SPEED_100,DUPLEX_FULL) \
+ *                 CONFIG_SYS_FIXED_PHY_PORT("UEC2",SPEED_100,DUPLEX_HALF)
  */
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_FIXED_PHY
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static const struct fixed_phy_port fixed_phy_port[] = {
  * Example board header file to define bitbang ethernet ports:
  *
  * #define CONFIG_SYS_BITBANG_PHY_PORT(name) name,
- * #define CONFIG_SYS_BITBANG_PHY_PORTS CONFIG_SYS_BITBANG_PHY_PORT("FSL UEC0")
+ * #define CONFIG_SYS_BITBANG_PHY_PORTS CONFIG_SYS_BITBANG_PHY_PORT("UEC0")
 */
 #ifndef CONFIG_SYS_BITBANG_PHY_PORTS
 #define CONFIG_SYS_BITBANG_PHY_PORTS	/* default is an empty array */
diff --git a/include/configs/MPC8323ERDB.h b/include/configs/MPC8323ERDB.h
index 7c843939c280fa44504bc30e3dfedd5ce2f2ac50..9a296a1e4add9541ff69c91a583965272e1d9021 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC8323ERDB.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC8323ERDB.h
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
  * QE UEC ethernet configuration
  */
 #define CONFIG_UEC_ETH
-#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"FSL UEC0"
+#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"UEC0"
 
 #define CONFIG_UEC_ETH1		/* ETH3 */
 
diff --git a/include/configs/MPC832XEMDS.h b/include/configs/MPC832XEMDS.h
index 7bd279369e4149c6dca158392e4604cdfda8f502..68ff191667e53fb0c022e942ab5167fe4a4a9bfd 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC832XEMDS.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC832XEMDS.h
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
  * QE UEC ethernet configuration
  */
 #define CONFIG_UEC_ETH
-#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"FSL UEC0"
+#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"UEC0"
 
 #define CONFIG_UEC_ETH1		/* ETH3 */
 
diff --git a/include/configs/MPC8360EMDS.h b/include/configs/MPC8360EMDS.h
index 87a137b3a33cca616b6b5f80219c200383e8f947..c58e0031ae7c110b38cebf2eabffcf39a147f983 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC8360EMDS.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC8360EMDS.h
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
  * QE UEC ethernet configuration
  */
 #define CONFIG_UEC_ETH
-#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"FSL UEC0"
+#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"UEC0"
 #define CONFIG_PHY_MODE_NEED_CHANGE
 
 #define CONFIG_UEC_ETH1		/* GETH1 */
diff --git a/include/configs/MPC8360ERDK.h b/include/configs/MPC8360ERDK.h
index e78cf60a109ffb9d08aa71831e2c1f9839288240..9fa577df9bc7f537a2d3abee545f0f1477c02f81 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC8360ERDK.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC8360ERDK.h
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
  * QE UEC ethernet configuration
  */
 #define CONFIG_UEC_ETH
-#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"FSL UEC0"
+#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"UEC0"
 
 #define CONFIG_UEC_ETH1		/* GETH1 */
 
diff --git a/include/configs/MPC8568MDS.h b/include/configs/MPC8568MDS.h
index ea7a134b8d52c7de6ad6cd8d128af5237c8a2726..2dc29325245b833fd53a7ff736ef9de7f5a11905 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC8568MDS.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC8568MDS.h
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ extern unsigned long get_clock_freq(void);
  */
 #define CONFIG_UEC_ETH
 #ifndef CONFIG_TSEC_ENET
-#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME         "FSL UEC0"
+#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME         "UEC0"
 #endif
 #define CONFIG_PHY_MODE_NEED_CHANGE
 #define CONFIG_eTSEC_MDIO_BUS
diff --git a/include/configs/MPC8569MDS.h b/include/configs/MPC8569MDS.h
index f69b650185793618f445aebe65a1c8d9ad3b1b62..8177db371ad658ad92644732f322bb62910d0d85 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC8569MDS.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC8569MDS.h
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ extern unsigned long get_clock_freq(void);
 
 #define CONFIG_MIIM_ADDRESS	(CONFIG_SYS_CCSRBAR + 0x82120)
 #define CONFIG_UEC_ETH
-#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME         "FSL UEC0"
+#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME         "UEC0"
 #define CONFIG_PHY_MODE_NEED_CHANGE
 
 #define CONFIG_UEC_ETH1         /* GETH1 */
diff --git a/include/configs/NSCU.h b/include/configs/NSCU.h
index 5724f45a8d3c9edba53a61ba90e66ec8a53fe918..6a4c47d8887b0b6b8fef9fb9655408b7e039d311 100644
--- a/include/configs/NSCU.h
+++ b/include/configs/NSCU.h
@@ -485,7 +485,6 @@
 
 #undef CONFIG_SCC1_ENET
 #define CONFIG_FEC_ENET
-/* #define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"FEC ETHERNET" */
 
 /* pass open firmware flat tree */
 #define CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT	1
diff --git a/include/configs/TK885D.h b/include/configs/TK885D.h
index 0df1b6e0425acf2a493717f9e645b4138e5e43e2..7cefa32d7a1b7d7667accf8dcb509f1cdf63ed24 100644
--- a/include/configs/TK885D.h
+++ b/include/configs/TK885D.h
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@
 #undef	CONFIG_BOOTARGS
 
 #define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS					\
-	"ethprime=FEC ETHERNET\0"					\
-	"ethact=FEC ETHERNET\0"						\
+	"ethprime=FEC\0"						\
+	"ethact=FEC\0"							\
 	"netdev=eth0\0"							\
 	"nfsargs=setenv bootargs root=/dev/nfs rw "			\
 		"nfsroot=${serverip}:${rootpath}\0"			\
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_MII_INIT	1
 
 #define CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT	3
-#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"FEC ETHERNET"
+#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"FEC"
 
 /* pass open firmware flat tree */
 #define CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT	1
diff --git a/include/configs/TQM855L.h b/include/configs/TQM855L.h
index 32a7e79a4bfa3866f06a15a615f4a99c87376acc..5bf8f0239d12614a93b7d048d436fe2173266d39 100644
--- a/include/configs/TQM855L.h
+++ b/include/configs/TQM855L.h
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_SCC1_ENET
 #define CONFIG_FEC_ENET
-#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"SCC ETHERNET"
+#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"SCC"
 
 /* pass open firmware flat tree */
 #define CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT	1
diff --git a/include/configs/TQM855M.h b/include/configs/TQM855M.h
index 4f44be31bba59f060e3ac0b2fb82ffcda9324297..456ed7e473501c3f8ed21d9749f2f60855cb96d0 100644
--- a/include/configs/TQM855M.h
+++ b/include/configs/TQM855M.h
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_SCC1_ENET
 #define CONFIG_FEC_ENET
-#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"SCC ETHERNET"
+#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"SCC"
 
 /* pass open firmware flat tree */
 #define CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT	1
diff --git a/include/configs/TQM860L.h b/include/configs/TQM860L.h
index e86fe5ef9636c06d332fdcb6e3ca934404a8f591..94b9a3b1ebc01578a775f205c7b6849ee0cd0438 100644
--- a/include/configs/TQM860L.h
+++ b/include/configs/TQM860L.h
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_SCC1_ENET
 #define CONFIG_FEC_ENET
-#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"SCC ETHERNET"
+#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"SCC"
 
 /* pass open firmware flat tree */
 #define CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT       1
diff --git a/include/configs/TQM860M.h b/include/configs/TQM860M.h
index 4fd873b1bda248c1b8629a1df3ef704259fe2df6..ce5e6917c798a5b8aac23c0b5b20e2a4c715c357 100644
--- a/include/configs/TQM860M.h
+++ b/include/configs/TQM860M.h
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_SCC1_ENET
 #define CONFIG_FEC_ENET
-#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"SCC ETHERNET"
+#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"SCC"
 
 /* pass open firmware flat tree */
 #define CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT	1
diff --git a/include/configs/TQM862L.h b/include/configs/TQM862L.h
index 0c966c9e0c143ddaf03131cbcf43b95b4ceae083..d77df9cad204081ed5eb7a583a8c0bb6d489c22f 100644
--- a/include/configs/TQM862L.h
+++ b/include/configs/TQM862L.h
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_NET_MULTI
 #define CONFIG_SCC1_ENET
 #define CONFIG_FEC_ENET
-#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"SCC ETHERNET"
+#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"SCC"
 
 /* pass open firmware flat tree */
 #define CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT	1
diff --git a/include/configs/TQM862M.h b/include/configs/TQM862M.h
index 178e6e2137900539132e47325e90f542ff2a8e3a..a6c465b31864ea6686b832ad136f48e5ff336c13 100644
--- a/include/configs/TQM862M.h
+++ b/include/configs/TQM862M.h
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_NET_MULTI
 #define CONFIG_SCC1_ENET
 #define CONFIG_FEC_ENET
-#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"SCC ETHERNET"
+#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"SCC"
 
 /* pass open firmware flat tree */
 #define CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT	1
diff --git a/include/configs/TQM866M.h b/include/configs/TQM866M.h
index a65946deb2bd11141e512a6462e3e293f6674ce4..9ec815c6004265cabe9cd11b5e210c82fbc57758 100644
--- a/include/configs/TQM866M.h
+++ b/include/configs/TQM866M.h
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_SCC1_ENET
 #define CONFIG_FEC_ENET
-#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"SCC ETHERNET"
+#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"SCC"
 
 /* pass open firmware flat tree */
 #define CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT	1
diff --git a/include/configs/TQM885D.h b/include/configs/TQM885D.h
index 0fc4b69acf3dc5f54c55a6f582bb9130d51db05f..c715c0783eb7bcbdfcc9a5d7ef2ef71b50191937 100644
--- a/include/configs/TQM885D.h
+++ b/include/configs/TQM885D.h
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@
 					   switching to another netwok (if the
 					   tried network is unreachable) */
 
-#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"SCC ETHERNET"
+#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"SCC"
 
 /* pass open firmware flat tree */
 #define CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT	1
diff --git a/include/configs/ep82xxm.h b/include/configs/ep82xxm.h
index c737f10ec91193f454470b581457889a3b07ae19..b52b94179f14067bb08d70bdb1dcea8067828b49 100644
--- a/include/configs/ep82xxm.h
+++ b/include/configs/ep82xxm.h
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_BOOTDELAY	5	/* autoboot after 5 seconds */
 #define CONFIG_ENV_IN_OWN_SECT	1
 #define CONFIG_AUTO_COMPLETE	1
-#define	CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS	"ethprime=FCC3 ETHERNET"
+#define	CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS	"ethprime=FCC3"
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_KGDB)
 #undef	CONFIG_KGDB_ON_SMC		/* define if kgdb on SMC */
diff --git a/include/configs/idmr.h b/include/configs/idmr.h
index 61e3bad4f38c361d65820de63768230dc09414d0..8105876e4ead49843dbf095548c1d60f48958bc8 100644
--- a/include/configs/idmr.h
+++ b/include/configs/idmr.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 	"net_nfs=tftp 200000 $(bootfile);run nfsargs addip;bootm\0"	\
 	"nfsargs=setenv bootargs root=/dev/nfs rw "			\
 		"nfsroot=$(serverip):$(rootpath)\0"			\
-	"ethact=FEC ETHERNET\0"						\
+	"ethact=FEC\0	"						\
 	"update=prot off ff800000 ff81ffff; era ff800000 ff81ffff; "	\
 		"cp.b 200000 ff800000 $(filesize);"			\
 		"prot on ff800000 ff81ffff\0"				\
diff --git a/include/configs/keymile-common.h b/include/configs/keymile-common.h
index 3a9f790f3f7a6c33b1ea9f200099e7fb3e0cce86..6c14ca00c53dc00020a615e5c9918227d55b3740 100644
--- a/include/configs/keymile-common.h
+++ b/include/configs/keymile-common.h
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IO_MUXING
 #define	CONFIG_KM_DEF_ENV_IOMUX \
-	"nc=setenv ethact HDLC ETHERNET \0" \
-	"nce=setenv ethact SCC ETHERNET \0"	\
+	"nc=setenv ethact HDLC \0" \
+	"nce=setenv ethact SCC \0"	\
 	"stderr=serial,nc \0"	\
 	"stdin=serial,nc \0" \
 	"stdout=serial,nc \0" \
diff --git a/include/configs/km8xx.h b/include/configs/km8xx.h
index b5552d217ce007a57f30b1871e7e584bdf5754ce..a10744e882af9ba3375a68a637e243194d8686d4 100644
--- a/include/configs/km8xx.h
+++ b/include/configs/km8xx.h
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
 #define BOOTFLAG_WARM	0x02	/* Software reboot		    */
 
 #define CONFIG_SCC3_ENET
-#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"SCC ETHERNET"
+#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"SCC"
 #define CONFIG_HAS_ETH0
 
 /* pass open firmware flat tree */
diff --git a/include/configs/kmeter1.h b/include/configs/kmeter1.h
index 64972317fba17f518a7e9724860a613ded4e1ada..f7d36b1ff2bc41397b467cf7d1579c0c2b649812 100644
--- a/include/configs/kmeter1.h
+++ b/include/configs/kmeter1.h
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
  * QE UEC ethernet configuration
  */
 #define CONFIG_UEC_ETH
-#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"FSL UEC0"
+#define CONFIG_ETHPRIME		"UEC0"
 
 #define CONFIG_UEC_ETH1		/* GETH1 */
 #define UEC_VERBOSE_DEBUG	1
diff --git a/include/configs/v38b.h b/include/configs/v38b.h
index d462ed0f1eba7944cdfcd9f0a407b568d0fb1701..600ccfbab16d9437025d6c88182c9cdfbae44316 100644
--- a/include/configs/v38b.h
+++ b/include/configs/v38b.h
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 	"nfsargs=setenv bootargs root=/dev/nfs rw "			\
 		"nfsroot=$(serverip):$(rootpath) wdt=off\0"		\
 	"hostname=v38b\0"						\
-	"ethact=FEC ETHERNET\0"						\
+	"ethact=FEC\0"							\
 	"rootpath=/opt/eldk-3.1.1/ppc_6xx\0"				\
 	"update=prot off ff000000 ff03ffff; era ff000000 ff03ffff; "	\
 		"cp.b 200000 ff000000 $(filesize);"			\
diff --git a/include/miiphy.h b/include/miiphy.h
index 53621252330f4923a43c0876745c3348a3e3637e..2f7d915526206152ecdc9993fbedd975992b3a71 100644
--- a/include/miiphy.h
+++ b/include/miiphy.h
@@ -36,30 +36,30 @@
 
 #include <net.h>
 
-int miiphy_read (char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned char reg,
+int miiphy_read (const char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned char reg,
 		 unsigned short *value);
-int miiphy_write (char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned char reg,
+int miiphy_write (const char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned char reg,
 		  unsigned short value);
-int miiphy_info (char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned int *oui,
+int miiphy_info (const char *devname, unsigned char addr, unsigned int *oui,
 		 unsigned char *model, unsigned char *rev);
-int miiphy_reset (char *devname, unsigned char addr);
-int miiphy_speed (char *devname, unsigned char addr);
-int miiphy_duplex (char *devname, unsigned char addr);
-int miiphy_is_1000base_x (char *devname, unsigned char addr);
+int miiphy_reset (const char *devname, unsigned char addr);
+int miiphy_speed (const char *devname, unsigned char addr);
+int miiphy_duplex (const char *devname, unsigned char addr);
+int miiphy_is_1000base_x (const char *devname, unsigned char addr);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_FAULT_ECHO_LINK_DOWN
-int miiphy_link (char *devname, unsigned char addr);
+int miiphy_link (const char *devname, unsigned char addr);
 #endif
 
 void miiphy_init (void);
 
-void miiphy_register (char *devname,
-		      int (*read) (char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+void miiphy_register (const char *devname,
+		      int (*read) (const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 				   unsigned char reg, unsigned short *value),
-		      int (*write) (char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+		      int (*write) (const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 				    unsigned char reg, unsigned short value));
 
-int miiphy_set_current_dev (char *devname);
-char *miiphy_get_current_dev (void);
+int miiphy_set_current_dev (const char *devname);
+const char *miiphy_get_current_dev (void);
 
 void miiphy_listdev (void);
 
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ extern struct bb_miiphy_bus bb_miiphy_buses[];
 extern int bb_miiphy_buses_num;
 
 void bb_miiphy_init (void);
-int bb_miiphy_read (char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+int bb_miiphy_read (const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 		    unsigned char reg, unsigned short *value);
-int bb_miiphy_write (char *devname, unsigned char addr,
+int bb_miiphy_write (const char *devname, unsigned char addr,
 		     unsigned char reg, unsigned short value);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/net.h b/include/net.h
index a180881dc73d498a2fd283e460bd08c8480d245c..ab571eb3ee49d4a488a1ec5a69ac49bc61972964 100644
--- a/include/net.h
+++ b/include/net.h
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ extern void eth_try_another(int first_restart);	/* Change the device */
 extern void eth_set_current(void);		/* set nterface to ethcur var */
 #endif
 extern struct eth_device *eth_get_dev(void);	/* get the current device MAC */
-extern struct eth_device *eth_get_dev_by_name(char *devname); /* get device */
+extern struct eth_device *eth_get_dev_by_name(const char *devname);
 extern struct eth_device *eth_get_dev_by_index(int index); /* get dev @ index */
 extern int eth_get_dev_index (void);		/* get the device index */
 extern void eth_parse_enetaddr(const char *addr, uchar *enetaddr);
diff --git a/net/eth.c b/net/eth.c
index de6d5c6040ddeb2fc126779fed944e54834e84c6..993306f0a47d8ed2a62a14d1006e52be41e2a191 100644
--- a/net/eth.c
+++ b/net/eth.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ struct eth_device *eth_get_dev(void)
 	return eth_current;
 }
 
-struct eth_device *eth_get_dev_by_name(char *devname)
+struct eth_device *eth_get_dev_by_name(const char *devname)
 {
 	struct eth_device *dev, *target_dev;