1ETH_HW_ADDR_RANDOM(9)       Network device support       ETH_HW_ADDR_RANDOM(9)
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NAME

6       eth_hw_addr_random - Generate software assigned random Ethernet and set
7       device flag
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SYNOPSIS

10       void eth_hw_addr_random(struct net_device * dev);
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ARGUMENTS

13       dev
14           pointer to net_device structure
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DESCRIPTION

17       Generate a random Ethernet address (MAC) to be used by a net device and
18       set addr_assign_type so the state can be read by sysfs and be used by
19       userspace.
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22Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.         June 2019             ETH_HW_ADDR_RANDOM(9)
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