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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ *  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *    distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+ * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
+ * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
+ * OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
+ * AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+ * OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
+ * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <net/if_ether.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+
+static inline int
+xdigit (char c) {
+    unsigned d;
+    d = (unsigned)(c-'0');
+    if (d < 10) return (int)d;
+    d = (unsigned)(c-'a');
+    if (d < 6) return (int)(10+d);
+    d = (unsigned)(c-'A');
+    if (d < 6) return (int)(10+d);
+    return -1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Convert Ethernet address in the standard hex-digits-and-colons to binary
+ * representation.
+ * Re-entrant version (GNU extensions)
+ */
+struct ether_addr *
+ether_aton_r (const char *asc, struct ether_addr * addr)
+{
+    int i, val0, val1;
+    for (i = 0; i < ETHER_ADDR_LEN; ++i) {
+        val0 = xdigit(*asc);
+        asc++;
+        if (val0 < 0)
+            return NULL;
+
+        val1 = xdigit(*asc);
+        asc++;
+        if (val1 < 0)
+            return NULL;
+
+        addr->ether_addr_octet[i] = (u_int8_t)((val0 << 4) + val1);
+
+        if (i < ETHER_ADDR_LEN - 1) {
+            if (*asc != ':')
+                return NULL;
+            asc++;
+        }
+    }
+    if (*asc != '\0')
+        return NULL;
+    return addr;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Convert Ethernet address in the standard hex-digits-and-colons to binary
+ * representation.
+ */
+struct ether_addr *
+ether_aton (const char *asc)
+{
+    static struct ether_addr addr;
+    return ether_aton_r(asc, &addr);
+}