--- zzzz-none-000/linux-2.6.39.4/net/core/netpoll.c	2011-08-03 19:43:28.000000000 +0000
+++ puma6-arm-6490-729/linux-2.6.39.4/net/core/netpoll.c	2021-11-10 13:23:11.000000000 +0000
@@ -698,32 +698,8 @@
 
 	if (*cur != 0) {
 		/* MAC address */
-		if ((delim = strchr(cur, ':')) == NULL)
+		if (!mac_pton(cur, np->remote_mac))
 			goto parse_failed;
-		*delim = 0;
-		np->remote_mac[0] = simple_strtol(cur, NULL, 16);
-		cur = delim + 1;
-		if ((delim = strchr(cur, ':')) == NULL)
-			goto parse_failed;
-		*delim = 0;
-		np->remote_mac[1] = simple_strtol(cur, NULL, 16);
-		cur = delim + 1;
-		if ((delim = strchr(cur, ':')) == NULL)
-			goto parse_failed;
-		*delim = 0;
-		np->remote_mac[2] = simple_strtol(cur, NULL, 16);
-		cur = delim + 1;
-		if ((delim = strchr(cur, ':')) == NULL)
-			goto parse_failed;
-		*delim = 0;
-		np->remote_mac[3] = simple_strtol(cur, NULL, 16);
-		cur = delim + 1;
-		if ((delim = strchr(cur, ':')) == NULL)
-			goto parse_failed;
-		*delim = 0;
-		np->remote_mac[4] = simple_strtol(cur, NULL, 16);
-		cur = delim + 1;
-		np->remote_mac[5] = simple_strtol(cur, NULL, 16);
 	}
 
 	netpoll_print_options(np);