3 files changed, 31 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig
index fe01d418b09a..d246a3bbd6ef 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/Kconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ config GENERIC_STRNCPY_FROM_USER
 config GENERIC_STRNLEN_USER
         bool
 
+config GENERIC_NET_UTILS
+        bool
+
 config GENERIC_FIND_FIRST_BIT
         bool
 
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index c55a037a354e..22f0f4e8a9e1 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_DDR) += jedec_ddr_data.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_STRNCPY_FROM_USER) += strncpy_from_user.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_STRNLEN_USER) += strnlen_user.o
 
+obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_NET_UTILS) += net_utils.o
+
 obj-$(CONFIG_STMP_DEVICE) += stmp_device.o
 
 libfdt_files = fdt.o fdt_ro.o fdt_wip.o fdt_rw.o fdt_sw.o fdt_strerror.o
diff --git a/lib/net_utils.c b/lib/net_utils.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2e3c52c8d050
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/net_utils.c
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/if_ether.h>
+#include <linux/ctype.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+
+int mac_pton(const char *s, u8 *mac)
+{
+        int i;
+
+        /* XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX */
+        if (strlen(s) < 3 * ETH_ALEN - 1)
+                return 0;
+
+        /* Don't dirty result unless string is valid MAC. */
+        for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++) {
+                if (!isxdigit(s[i * 3]) || !isxdigit(s[i * 3 + 1]))
+                        return 0;
+                if (i != ETH_ALEN - 1 && s[i * 3 + 2] != ':')
+                        return 0;
+        }
+        for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++) {
+                mac[i] = (hex_to_bin(s[i * 3]) << 4) | hex_to_bin(s[i * 3 + 1]);
+        }
+        return 1;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mac_pton);