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ETH_HW_ADDR_RANDOM(9)					      Network device support					     ETH_HW_ADDR_RANDOM(9)

NAME
       eth_hw_addr_random - Generate software assigned random Ethernet and set device flag

SYNOPSIS
       void eth_hw_addr_random(struct net_device * dev);

ARGUMENTS
       dev
	   pointer to net_device structure

DESCRIPTION
       Generate a random Ethernet address (MAC) to be used by a net device and set addr_assign_type so the state can be read by sysfs and be used
       by userspace.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10					     June 2014						     ETH_HW_ADDR_RANDOM(9)