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

6       is_valid_ether_addr - Determine if the given Ethernet address is valid
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SYNOPSIS

9       bool is_valid_ether_addr(const u8 * addr);
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ARGUMENTS

12       addr
13           Pointer to a six-byte array containing the Ethernet address
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DESCRIPTION

16       Check that the Ethernet address (MAC) is not 00:00:00:00:00:00, is not
17       a multicast address, and is not FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF.
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19       Return true if the address is valid.
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22Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10         June 2019            IS_VALID_ETHER_ADDR(9)
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