suse man page for is_valid_ether_addr

Query: is_valid_ether_addr

OS: suse

Section: 9

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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
int 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.
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. July 2010 IS_VALID_ETHER_ADDR(9)
Related Man Pages
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