IS_VALID_ETHER_ADDR

Section: Network device support (9)
Updated: February 2011
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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.  

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