diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/altera_tse.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/altera_tse.txt
index 0e21df9..c85a589 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/altera_tse.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/altera_tse.txt
@@ -46,9 +46,8 @@ Required properties:
 	- reg: phy id used to communicate to phy.
 	- device_type: Must be "ethernet-phy".
 
-Optional properties:
-- local-mac-address: See ethernet.txt in the same directory.
-- max-frame-size: See ethernet.txt in the same directory.
+For all other optional Ethernet properties, please refer to
+Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt.
 
 Example:
 
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/amd-xgbe.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/amd-xgbe.txt
index 93dcb79..b607765 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/amd-xgbe.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/amd-xgbe.txt
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ Required properties:
 - phy-mode: See ethernet.txt file in the same directory
 
 Optional properties:
-- mac-address: mac address to be assigned to the device. Can be overridden
-  by UEFI.
 - dma-coherent: Present if dma operations are coherent
 - amd,per-channel-interrupt: Indicates that Rx and Tx complete will generate
   a unique interrupt for each DMA channel - this requires an additional
@@ -48,6 +46,9 @@ property is used.
 - amd,serdes-dfe-tap-config: DFE taps available to run
 - amd,serdes-dfe-tap-enable: DFE taps to enable
 
+For all other optional Ethernet properties, please refer to
+Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt.
+
 Example:
 	xgbe@e0700000 {
 		compatible = "amd,xgbe-seattle-v1a";
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/brcm,amac.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/brcm,amac.txt
index 0bfad65..5e0ba27 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/brcm,amac.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/brcm,amac.txt
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ Required properties:
 				registers (required for Northstar2)
  - interrupts:	Interrupt number
 
-Optional properties:
-- mac-address:	See ethernet.txt file in the same directory
+For all other optional Ethernet properties, please refer to
+Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt.
 
 Examples:
 
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/cpsw.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/cpsw.txt
index 3264e19..370161c9 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/cpsw.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/cpsw.txt
@@ -49,9 +49,10 @@ Required properties:
 
 Optional properties:
 - dual_emac_res_vlan	: Specifies VID to be used to segregate the ports
-- mac-address		: See ethernet.txt file in the same directory
 - phy_id		: Specifies slave phy id (deprecated, use phy-handle)
-- phy-handle		: See ethernet.txt file in the same directory
+
+For all other optional Ethernet properties, please refer to
+Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt.
 
 Slave sub-nodes:
 - fixed-link		: See fixed-link.txt file in the same directory
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/davinci_emac.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/davinci_emac.txt
index ca83dcc..d250c8e 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/davinci_emac.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/davinci_emac.txt
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ Required properties:
 Optional properties:
 - phy-handle: See ethernet.txt file in the same directory.
               If absent, davinci_emac driver defaults to 100/FULL.
-- nvmem-cells: phandle, reference to an nvmem node for the MAC address
-- nvmem-cell-names: string, should be "mac-address" if nvmem is to be used
 - ti,davinci-rmii-en: 1 byte, 1 means use RMII
 - ti,davinci-no-bd-ram: boolean, does EMAC have BD RAM?
 
+For all other optional Ethernet properties, please refer to
+Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt.
+
 Example (enbw_cmc board):
 	eth0: emac@1e20000 {
 		compatible = "ti,davinci-dm6467-emac";
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/dsa.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/dsa.txt
index d66a529..6c8da44 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/dsa.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/dsa.txt
@@ -58,22 +58,13 @@ A user port has the following optional property:
 Port child nodes may also contain the following optional standardised
 properties, described in binding documents:
 
-- phy-handle		: Phandle to a PHY on an MDIO bus. See
-			  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt
-			  for details.
-
-- phy-mode		: See
-			  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt
-			  for details.
-
 - fixed-link		: Fixed-link subnode describing a link to a non-MDIO
 			  managed entity. See
 			  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/fixed-link.txt
 			  for details.
 
-- local-mac-address	: See
-			  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt
-			  for details.
+For all other optional Ethernet properties, please refer to
+Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt.
 
 Example
 
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt
index 2974e63..e6e01e0 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ NOTE: All 'phy*' properties documented below are Ethernet specific. For the
 generic PHY 'phys' property, see
 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/phy-bindings.txt.
 
-- local-mac-address: array of 6 bytes, specifies the MAC address that was
-  assigned to the network device;
 - mac-address: array of 6 bytes, specifies the MAC address that was last used by
   the boot program; should be used in cases where the MAC address assigned to
   the device by the boot program is different from the "local-mac-address"
   property;
+- local-mac-address: array of 6 bytes, specifies the MAC address that was
+  assigned to the network device;
+- nvmem-cells: phandle, reference to an nvmem node for the MAC address
+- nvmem-cell-names: string, should be "mac-address" if nvmem is to be used
 - max-speed: number, specifies maximum speed in Mbit/s supported by the device;
 - max-frame-size: number, maximum transfer unit (IEEE defined MTU), rather than
   the maximum frame size (there's contradiction in the Devicetree
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/hisilicon-femac.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/hisilicon-femac.txt
index d11af5e..99ad4d5 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/hisilicon-femac.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/hisilicon-femac.txt
@@ -14,15 +14,13 @@ Required properties:
 	the PHY reset signal(optional).
 - reset-names: should contain the reset signal name "mac"(required)
 	and "phy"(optional).
-- mac-address: see ethernet.txt [1].
-- phy-mode: see ethernet.txt [1].
-- phy-handle: see ethernet.txt [1].
 - hisilicon,phy-reset-delays-us: triplet of delays if PHY reset signal given.
 	The 1st cell is reset pre-delay in micro seconds.
 	The 2nd cell is reset pulse in micro seconds.
 	The 3rd cell is reset post-delay in micro seconds.
 
-[1] Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt
+For all other optional Ethernet properties, please refer to
+Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt.
 
 Example:
 	hisi_femac: ethernet@10090000 {
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/hisilicon-hix5hd2-gmac.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/hisilicon-hix5hd2-gmac.txt
index eea73ad..f4aad2a 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/hisilicon-hix5hd2-gmac.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/hisilicon-hix5hd2-gmac.txt
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ Required properties:
 - interrupts: should contain the MAC interrupt.
 - #address-cells: must be <1>.
 - #size-cells: must be <0>.
-- phy-mode: see ethernet.txt [1].
-- phy-handle: see ethernet.txt [1].
-- mac-address: see ethernet.txt [1].
 - clocks: clock phandle and specifier pair.
 - clock-names: contain the clock name "mac_core"(required) and "mac_ifc"(optional).
 - resets: should contain the phandle to the MAC core reset signal(optional),
@@ -31,9 +28,11 @@ Required properties:
 	The 2nd cell is reset pulse in micro seconds.
 	The 3rd cell is reset post-delay in micro seconds.
 
+For all other optional Ethernet properties, please refer to
+Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt.
+
 - PHY subnode: inherits from phy binding [2]
 
-[1] Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt
 [2] Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/phy.txt
 
 Example:
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/keystone-netcp.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/keystone-netcp.txt
index 04ba1dc..2c9e8ac 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/keystone-netcp.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/keystone-netcp.txt
@@ -135,14 +135,12 @@ Optional properties:
 		are swapped.  The netcp driver will swap the two DWORDs
 		back to the proper order when this property is set to 2
 		when it obtains the mac address from efuse.
-- local-mac-address:	the driver is designed to use the of_get_mac_address api
-			only if efuse-mac is 0. When efuse-mac is 0, the MAC
-			address is obtained from local-mac-address. If this
-			attribute is not present, then the driver will use a
-			random MAC address.
 - "netcp-device label":	phandle to the device specification for each of NetCP
 			sub-module attached to this interface.
 
+For all other optional Ethernet properties, please refer to
+Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt.
+
 Example binding:
 
 netcp: netcp@2000000 {
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/macb.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/macb.txt
index 8b80515..58923f3 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/macb.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/macb.txt
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@ Required properties:
 	Optional elements: 'tsu_clk'
 - clocks: Phandles to input clocks.
 
-Optional properties:
-- nvmem-cells: phandle, reference to an nvmem node for the MAC address
-- nvmem-cell-names: string, should be "mac-address" if nvmem is to be used
+For all other optional Ethernet properties, please refer to
+Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt.
 
 Optional properties for PHY child node:
 - reset-gpios : Should specify the gpio for phy reset
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/marvell-pxa168.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/marvell-pxa168.txt
index 845a148..0d36fcb 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/marvell-pxa168.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/marvell-pxa168.txt
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ Optional properties:
 - port-id: Ethernet port number. Should be '0','1' or '2'.
 - #address-cells: must be 1 when using sub-nodes.
 - #size-cells: must be 0 when using sub-nodes.
-- phy-handle: see ethernet.txt file in the same directory.
-- local-mac-address: see ethernet.txt file in the same directory.
+
+For all other optional Ethernet properties, please refer to
+Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt.
 
 Sub-nodes:
 Each PHY can be represented as a sub-node. This is not mandatory.
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/microchip,enc28j60.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/microchip,enc28j60.txt
index 24626e0..dc15eba 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/microchip,enc28j60.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/microchip,enc28j60.txt
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ Optional properties:
 - spi-max-frequency: Maximum frequency of the SPI bus when accessing the ENC28J60.
   According to the ENC28J80 datasheet, the chip allows a maximum of 20 MHz, however,
   board designs may need to limit this value.
-- local-mac-address: See ethernet.txt in the same directory.
 
+For all other optional Ethernet properties, please refer to
+Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt.
 
 Example (for NXP i.MX28 with pin control stuff for GPIO irq):
 
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/microchip,lan78xx.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/microchip,lan78xx.txt
index 76786a0..7824581 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/microchip,lan78xx.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/microchip,lan78xx.txt
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ The Device Tree properties, if present, override the OTP and EEPROM.
 Required properties:
 - compatible: Should be one of "usb424,7800", "usb424,7801" or "usb424,7850".
 
-Optional properties:
-- local-mac-address:   see ethernet.txt
-- mac-address:         see ethernet.txt
+For all other optional Ethernet properties, please refer to
+Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt.
 
 Optional properties of the embedded PHY:
 - microchip,led-modes: a 0..4 element vector, with each element configuring
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/qca,qca7000.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/qca,qca7000.txt
index e4a8a51..26cce1c 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/qca,qca7000.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/qca,qca7000.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ Optional properties:
 		      Numbers smaller than 1000000 or greater than 16000000
 		      are invalid. Missing the property will set the SPI
 		      frequency to 8000000 Hertz.
-- local-mac-address : see ./ethernet.txt
 - qca,legacy-mode   : Set the SPI data transfer of the QCA7000 to legacy mode.
 		      In this mode the SPI master must toggle the chip select
 		      between each data word. In burst mode these gaps aren't
@@ -31,6 +30,9 @@ Optional properties:
 		      the QCA7000 is setup via GPIO pin strapping. If the
 		      property is missing the driver defaults to burst mode.
 
+For all other optional Ethernet properties, please refer to
+Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt.
+
 SPI Example:
 
 /* Freescale i.MX28 SPI master*/
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/samsung-sxgbe.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/samsung-sxgbe.txt
index 46e5911..09bd850 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/samsung-sxgbe.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/samsung-sxgbe.txt
@@ -20,10 +20,8 @@ Required properties:
   When fixed length is needed for burst mode, it can be set within allowable
   range.
 
-Optional properties:
-- mac-address: 6 bytes, mac address
-- max-frame-size: Maximum Transfer Unit (IEEE defined MTU), rather
-		  than the maximum frame size.
+For all other optional Ethernet properties, please refer to
+Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt.
 
 Example:
 
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/snps,dwc-qos-ethernet.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/snps,dwc-qos-ethernet.txt
index 36f1aef..db4c698 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/snps,dwc-qos-ethernet.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/snps,dwc-qos-ethernet.txt
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ Required properties:
 
 Optional properties:
 - dma-coherent: Present if dma operations are coherent
-- mac-address: See ethernet.txt in the same directory
-- local-mac-address: See ethernet.txt in the same directory
 - phy-reset-gpios: Phandle and specifier for any GPIO used to reset the PHY.
   See ../gpio/gpio.txt.
 - snps,en-lpi: If present it enables use of the AXI low-power interface
@@ -118,7 +116,6 @@ Optional properties:
 - snps,rxpbl: DMA Programmable burst length for the RX DMA
 - snps,en-tx-lpi-clockgating: Enable gating of the MAC TX clock during
   TX low-power mode.
-- phy-handle: See ethernet.txt file in the same directory
 - mdio device tree subnode: When the GMAC has a phy connected to its local
     mdio, there must be device tree subnode with the following
     required properties:
@@ -133,6 +130,9 @@ Optional properties:
     - device_type: Must be "ethernet-phy".
     - fixed-mode device tree subnode: see fixed-link.txt in the same directory
 
+For all other optional Ethernet properties, please refer to
+Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt.
+
 Examples:
 ethernet2@40010000 {
 	clock-names = "phy_ref_clk", "apb_pclk";
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/socionext,uniphier-ave4.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/socionext,uniphier-ave4.txt
index fc8f017..d90d27e 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/socionext,uniphier-ave4.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/socionext,uniphier-ave4.txt
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ Required properties:
  - socionext,syscon-phy-mode: A phandle to syscon with one argument
 	that configures phy mode. The argument is the ID of MAC instance.
 
-Optional properties:
- - local-mac-address: See ethernet.txt in the same directory.
+For all other optional Ethernet properties, please refer to
+Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt.
 
 Required subnode:
  - mdio: A container for child nodes representing phy nodes.
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/socionext-netsec.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/socionext-netsec.txt
index 0cff94f..3073c16 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/socionext-netsec.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/socionext-netsec.txt
@@ -26,10 +26,9 @@ Required properties:
 Optional properties: (See ethernet.txt file in the same directory)
 - dma-coherent: Boolean property, must only be present if memory
 	accesses performed by the device are cache coherent.
-- local-mac-address: See ethernet.txt in the same directory.
-- mac-address: See ethernet.txt in the same directory.
-- max-speed: See ethernet.txt in the same directory.
-- max-frame-size: See ethernet.txt in the same directory.
+
+For all other optional Ethernet properties, please refer to
+Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt.
 
 Example:
 	eth0: ethernet@522d0000 {
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/mediatek,mt76.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/mediatek,mt76.txt
index 7b9a776..bcccbb9 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/mediatek,mt76.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/mediatek,mt76.txt
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ properties:
 
 Optional properties:
 
-- mac-address: See ethernet.txt in the parent directory
-- local-mac-address: See ethernet.txt in the parent directory
 - ieee80211-freq-limit: See ieee80211.txt
 - mediatek,mtd-eeprom: Specify a MTD partition + offset containing EEPROM data
 
+For all other optional Ethernet properties, please refer to
+Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt.
+
 Optional nodes:
 - led: Properties for a connected LED
   Optional properties:
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/qca,ath9k.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/qca,ath9k.txt
index b7396c8..d07542f 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/qca,ath9k.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/qca,ath9k.txt
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ Optional properties:
 			ath9k wireless chip (in this case the calibration /
 			EEPROM data will be loaded from userspace using the
 			kernel firmware loader).
-- mac-address: See ethernet.txt in the parent directory
-- local-mac-address: See ethernet.txt in the parent directory
 
+For all other optional Ethernet properties, please refer to
+Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt.
 
 In this example, the node is defined as child node of the PCI controller:
 &pci0 {
