is_valid_ether_addr (9) Linux Manual Page
is_valid_ether_addr – Determine if the given Ethernet address is valid
Synopsis
- bool 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.
Please note: addr must be aligned to u16.