static int xen_net_read_mac(struct xenbus_device *dev, u8 mac[])
{
	char *s, *e, *macstr;
	int i;

	macstr = s = xenbus_read(XBT_NIL, dev->nodename, "mac", NULL);
	if (IS_ERR(macstr))
		return PTR_ERR(macstr);

	for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++) {
		mac[i] = simple_strtoul(s, &e, 16);
		if ((s == e) || (*e != ((i == ETH_ALEN-1) ? '\0' : ':'))) {
			kfree(macstr);
			return -ENOENT;
		}
		s = e+1;
	}

	kfree(macstr);
	return 0;
}