lib/net_utils.c

Source file repositories/reference/linux-study-clean/lib/net_utils.c

File Facts

System
Linux kernel
Corpus path
lib/net_utils.c
Extension
.c
Size
657 bytes
Lines
28
Domain
Kernel Services
Bucket
lib
Inferred role
Kernel Services: exported/initcall integration point
Status
integration implementation candidate

Why This File Exists

Shared kernel service surface used by multiple subsystems, including helpers, cryptography, virtualization support, and async I/O infrastructure.

Dependency Surface

Detected Declarations

Annotated Snippet

// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
#include <linux/string.h>
#include <linux/if_ether.h>
#include <linux/ctype.h>
#include <linux/export.h>
#include <linux/hex.h>

bool mac_pton(const char *s, u8 *mac)
{
	int i;

	if (strnlen(s, MAC_ADDR_STR_LEN) < MAC_ADDR_STR_LEN)
		return false;

	/* Don't dirty result unless string is valid MAC. */
	for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++) {
		if (!isxdigit(s[i * 3]) || !isxdigit(s[i * 3 + 1]))
			return false;
		if (i != ETH_ALEN - 1 && s[i * 3 + 2] != ':')
			return false;
	}
	for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++) {
		mac[i] = (hex_to_bin(s[i * 3]) << 4) | hex_to_bin(s[i * 3 + 1]);
	}
	return true;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(mac_pton);

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