[PATCH net-next 2/3] net: add helper eth_addr_add()

From: Michael Walle
Date: Wed Apr 14 2021 - 11:27:14 EST


Sometimes you need to add an offset to a base ethernet address. Add a
helper for that.

Signed-off-by: Michael Walle <michael@xxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/etherdevice.h | 14 ++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/etherdevice.h b/include/linux/etherdevice.h
index 330345b1be54..6ec62c501d3f 100644
--- a/include/linux/etherdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/etherdevice.h
@@ -466,6 +466,20 @@ static inline void eth_addr_inc(u8 *addr)
u64_to_ether_addr(u, addr);
}

+/**
+ * eth_addr_add() - Add (or subtract) and offset to/from the given MAC address.
+ *
+ * @offset: Offset to add.
+ * @addr: Pointer to a six-byte array containing Ethernet address to increment.
+ */
+static inline void eth_addr_add(u8 *addr, long offset)
+{
+ u64 u = ether_addr_to_u64(addr);
+
+ u += offset;
+ u64_to_ether_addr(u, addr);
+}
+
/**
* is_etherdev_addr - Tell if given Ethernet address belongs to the device.
* @dev: Pointer to a device structure
--
2.20.1