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.\"      Date: January 2017
.\"    Manual: Network device support
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "COMPARE_ETHER_HEADER" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "Network device support"
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.SH "NAME"
compare_ether_header \- Compare two Ethernet headers
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'unsigned\ long\ compare_ether_header('u
.BI "unsigned long compare_ether_header(const\ void\ *\ " "a" ", const\ void\ *\ " "b" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIa\fR
.RS 4
Pointer to Ethernet header
.RE
.PP
\fIb\fR
.RS 4
Pointer to Ethernet header
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Compare two Ethernet headers, returns 0 if equal\&. This assumes that the network header (i\&.e\&., IP header) is 4\-byte aligned OR the platform can handle unaligned access\&. This is the case for all packets coming into netif_receive_skb or similar entry points\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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