--- zzzz-none-000/linux-2.6.39.4/net/core/utils.c	2011-08-03 19:43:28.000000000 +0000
+++ puma6-arm-6490-729/linux-2.6.39.4/net/core/utils.c	2021-11-10 13:23:11.000000000 +0000
@@ -296,3 +296,27 @@
 				csum_unfold(*sum)));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inet_proto_csum_replace4);
+
+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 (!strchr("0123456789abcdefABCDEF", s[i * 3]))
+			return 0;
+		if (!strchr("0123456789abcdefABCDEF", 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);