ether_addr_equal(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 ether_addr_equal 💖

ok so real talk, bestie — this is a page from the Kernel API Manual (that's the manual name, iykyk) and it's about the tiniest little function with main character energy. let's get into it ✨

🎀 NAME 🎀

ether_addr_equal — compares two Ethernet addresses, that's the whole vibe 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

bool ether_addr_equal (const u8 *addr1 , const u8 *addr2 );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • addr1 — a pointer to a six-byte array that's holding your Ethernet address 🫶
  • addr2 — a pointer to another six-byte array that's also holding an Ethernet address, the one you're comparing against ✨

⭐ DESCRIPTION ⭐

okay so basically: you compare two Ethernet addresses, and it returns true if they're equal. that's it. that's the function. iconic behavior honestly 👑

⚠️ no cap, read this part: addr1 and addr2 must both be aligned to u16. like, both of them. this is not a suggestion, bestie 😭 please respect the alignment or the vibe check is gonna fail. 🙈

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the kernel file ./include/linux/etherdevice.h is where all the lore lives, and here's the whole friend group — go say hi to every single one of them:

that's twenty-nine little icons, count 'em 🍓 and yes ether_addr_equal_64bits and ether_addr_equal_unaligned are right there living their own lives — different functions, don't get it twisted 💀

andddd that's the page!! 🎀 this whole thing lives in ./include/linux, dated October 2026, under the Kernel API Manual — mwah, sending you a kiss, go compare some addresses safely, love u 🫶💜✨

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