DEV_HW_ADDR_RANDOM
Section: Network device support (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME
dev_hw_addr_random - Create random MAC and set device flag
SYNOPSIS
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void dev_hw_addr_random(struct net_device * dev, u8 * hwaddr);
ARGUMENTS
dev
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- pointer to net_device structure
hwaddr
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Pointer to a six-byte array containing the Ethernet address
DESCRIPTION
Generate random MAC to be used by a device and set addr_assign_type so the state can be read by sysfs and be used by udev.
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