compare_ether_header(9)

compare_ether_header9

Compare two ethernet headers

Usage

unsigned long compare_ether_header(const void * a, const void * b);

Arguments

a

Pointer to Ethernet header

b

Pointer to Ethernet header

Overview

Compare two Ethernet headers, returns 0 if equal. This assumes that the network header (i.e., IP header) is 4-byte aligned OR the platform can handle unaligned access. This is the case for all packets coming into netif_receive_skb or similar entry points.

Releases

4 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); the text changed 3 times.

  1. 6.0
  2. 7
  3. 8
  4. 9

From linux-manual-4.9 4.9.228-1 in Debian 9 (Stretch). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.