ETH_HW_ADDR_RANDOM(9)                 Network device support                ETH_HW_ADDR_RANDOM(9)



NAME
       eth_hw_addr_random - Generate software assigned random Ethernet and set device flag

SYNOPSIS
       void eth_hw_addr_random(struct net_device * dev);

ARGUMENTS
       dev
           pointer to net_device structure

DESCRIPTION
       Generate a random Ethernet address (MAC) to be used by a net device and set
       addr_assign_type so the state can be read by sysfs and be used by userspace.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                     ETH_HW_ADDR_RANDOM(9)