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