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

void dev_hw_addr_random(struct net_device * dev, u8 * hwaddr);
 

ARGUMENTS

dev

pointer to net_device structure

hwaddr

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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