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IS_VALID_ETHER_ADDR(9)					      Network device support					    IS_VALID_ETHER_ADDR(9)

NAME
       is_valid_ether_addr - Determine if the given Ethernet address is valid

SYNOPSIS
       bool is_valid_ether_addr(const u8 * addr);

ARGUMENTS
       addr
	   Pointer to a six-byte array containing the Ethernet address

DESCRIPTION
       Check that the Ethernet address (MAC) is not 00:00:00:00:00:00, is not a multicast address, and is not FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF.

       Return true if the address is valid.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10					     June 2014						    IS_VALID_ETHER_ADDR(9)