ether_addr_copy(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 ether_addr_copy(9) — it's giving "copy an Ethernet address"

ok so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, bestie — the kernel API one. Buckle up, it's short and sweet and honestly iconic for it.

✨ NAME ✨

ether_addr_copy — Copy an Ethernet address

like, it copies an Ethernet address. that's the whole job. she's a simple girl and she slays at it 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void ether_addr_copy (u8 *dst , const u8 *src );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • dst — Pointer to a six-byte array Ethernet address destination. this is where the address is going, okay? six bytes. not five, not seven. six. 🫶
  • src — Pointer to a six-byte array Ethernet address source. and this is where it's coming from, also six bytes. matched set, we love to see it ✨

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Please note — and this is the main character of the whole page, ngl — dst & src must both be aligned to u16.

⚠️ okay bestie listen: dst & src must both be aligned to u16. that's not a suggestion, that's the vibe check. don't come crying to me if you ignore it 😭

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

Kernel file ./include/linux/etherdevice.h — and literally the entire extended friend group lives there:

like, that's the whole group chat right there 💖 go say hi.

<div align="left">🍓 that's the page, babe — straight outta ./include/linux, dated October 2026. stay aligned to u16 and stay hydrated ✨💜</div>

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