<Mario_Limonciello@xxxxxxxx> writes: >> > +static u8 amac_ascii_to_hex(int c) >> > +{ >> > + if (c <= 0x39) >> > + return (u8)(c - 0x30); >> > + else if (c <= 0x46) >> > + return (u8)(c - 0x37); >> > + return (u8)(c - 0x57); >> > +} >> > > Sorry forgot to address this. > >> We really don't have such a function somewhere in the kernel already? > > There is a function in acpi/acpica/uthex.c that does this, but it doesn't seem to be used by anything outside of acpica so far. Would it be OK style wise to > #include " ../../acpi/acpica/acutils.h" from r8152.c? Makes me wonder where you looked.... You have hex_to_bin() and hex2bin() in include/linux/kernel.h You could look at usbnet_get_ethernet_addr() for an example of how to do this properly. It's pretty close to this driver in the tree, and should be a natural starting point before reinventing the wheel... Bjørn -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html