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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/etherdevice.h b/include/linux/etherdevice.h
index 3d406e0ede6..d426336d92d 100644
--- a/include/linux/etherdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/etherdevice.h
@@ -124,17 +124,30 @@ static inline bool is_valid_ether_addr(const u8 *addr)
}
/**
- * random_ether_addr - Generate software assigned random Ethernet address
+ * eth_random_addr - Generate software assigned random Ethernet address
* @addr: Pointer to a six-byte array containing the Ethernet address
*
* Generate a random Ethernet address (MAC) that is not multicast
* and has the local assigned bit set.
*/
-static inline void random_ether_addr(u8 *addr)
+static inline void eth_random_addr(u8 *addr)
{
- get_random_bytes (addr, ETH_ALEN);
- addr [0] &= 0xfe; /* clear multicast bit */
- addr [0] |= 0x02; /* set local assignment bit (IEEE802) */
+ get_random_bytes(addr, ETH_ALEN);
+ addr[0] &= 0xfe; /* clear multicast bit */
+ addr[0] |= 0x02; /* set local assignment bit (IEEE802) */
+}
+
+#define random_ether_addr(addr) eth_random_addr(addr)
+
+/**
+ * eth_broadcast_addr - Assign broadcast address
+ * @addr: Pointer to a six-byte array containing the Ethernet address
+ *
+ * Assign the broadcast address to the given address array.
+ */
+static inline void eth_broadcast_addr(u8 *addr)
+{
+ memset(addr, 0xff, ETH_ALEN);
}
/**
@@ -149,7 +162,7 @@ static inline void random_ether_addr(u8 *addr)
static inline void eth_hw_addr_random(struct net_device *dev)
{
dev->addr_assign_type |= NET_ADDR_RANDOM;
- random_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr);
+ eth_random_addr(dev->dev_addr);
}
/**