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1#include <linux/string.h>
2#include <linux/if_ether.h>
3#include <linux/ctype.h>
4#include <linux/kernel.h>
5
6bool mac_pton(const char *s, u8 *mac)
7{
8 int i;
9
10 /* XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX */
11 if (strlen(s) < 3 * ETH_ALEN - 1)
12 return false;
13
14 /* Don't dirty result unless string is valid MAC. */
15 for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++) {
16 if (!isxdigit(s[i * 3]) || !isxdigit(s[i * 3 + 1]))
17 return false;
18 if (i != ETH_ALEN - 1 && s[i * 3 + 2] != ':')
19 return false;
20 }
21 for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++) {
22 mac[i] = (hex_to_bin(s[i * 3]) << 4) | hex_to_bin(s[i * 3 + 1]);
23 }
24 return true;
25}
26EXPORT_SYMBOL(mac_pton);
27