1 files changed, 57 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libgo/go/net/interface.go b/libgo/go/net/interface.go
index 8a14cb23202..2696b7f4c58 100644
--- a/libgo/go/net/interface.go
+++ b/libgo/go/net/interface.go
@@ -26,6 +26,63 @@ func (a HardwareAddr) String() string {
 	return buf.String()
 }
 
+// ParseMAC parses s as an IEEE 802 MAC-48, EUI-48, or EUI-64 using one of the
+// following formats:
+//   01:23:45:67:89:ab
+//   01:23:45:67:89:ab:cd:ef
+//   01-23-45-67-89-ab
+//   01-23-45-67-89-ab-cd-ef
+//   0123.4567.89ab
+//   0123.4567.89ab.cdef
+func ParseMAC(s string) (hw HardwareAddr, err os.Error) {
+	if len(s) < 14 {
+		goto error
+	}
+
+	if s[2] == ':' || s[2] == '-' {
+		if (len(s)+1)%3 != 0 {
+			goto error
+		}
+		n := (len(s) + 1) / 3
+		if n != 6 && n != 8 {
+			goto error
+		}
+		hw = make(HardwareAddr, n)
+		for x, i := 0, 0; i < n; i++ {
+			var ok bool
+			if hw[i], ok = xtoi2(s[x:], s[2]); !ok {
+				goto error
+			}
+			x += 3
+		}
+	} else if s[4] == '.' {
+		if (len(s)+1)%5 != 0 {
+			goto error
+		}
+		n := 2 * (len(s) + 1) / 5
+		if n != 6 && n != 8 {
+			goto error
+		}
+		hw = make(HardwareAddr, n)
+		for x, i := 0, 0; i < n; i += 2 {
+			var ok bool
+			if hw[i], ok = xtoi2(s[x:x+2], 0); !ok {
+				goto error
+			}
+			if hw[i+1], ok = xtoi2(s[x+2:], s[4]); !ok {
+				goto error
+			}
+			x += 5
+		}
+	} else {
+		goto error
+	}
+	return hw, nil
+
+error:
+	return nil, os.NewError("invalid MAC address: " + s)
+}
+
 // Interface represents a mapping between network interface name
 // and index.  It also represents network interface facility
 // information.