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.