eth_hw_addr_crc(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 eth_hw_addr_crc — the Kernel API Manual, section 9, bestie

okay so real quick before we dive in: this is a section 9 kernel API page, and the whole thing lives in the Kernel API Manual. that's the vibe. now let's get into it ✨

🎀 NAME 🎀

eth_hw_addr_crc — bestie, this one literally calculates a CRC from netdev_hw_addr. that's the whole thing. iconic. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

u32 eth_hw_addr_crc (struct netdev_hw_addr *ha );

like, that's it. it takes one pointer and hands you back a u32. no cap. 🦋

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

  • ha — a pointer to a hardware address. yes, that's the entire argument list. she's low-maintenance. 🫶

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

so what does this little icon actually do? she calculates a CRC from a hardware address, and that CRC is used as the basis for filter hashes. that's the assignment, and she ate. 💖

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay this is the part where the whole friend group shows up. all of these live in the kernel file ./include/linux/etherdevice.h, and honestly? the roster is stacked:

go read all of them. i'll wait. iykyk 🧚

fr fr the whole squad is in ./include/linux/etherdevice.h — go say hi. 🍓

and that's the page, bestie!! 💜 quick sign-off so you have the receipts: this one comes from ./include/linux, the manual is the Kernel API Manual, it's dated October 2026, and it's eth_hw_addr_crc(9) always and forever. slay, bye!! 👑⭐

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