static inline uint32_t lnc_mchash(const uint8_t *ether_addr)
{
#define LNC_POLYNOMIAL          0xEDB88320UL
    uint32_t crc = 0xFFFFFFFF;
    int idx, bit;
    uint8_t data;

    for (idx = 0; idx < 6; idx++) {
        for (data = *ether_addr++, bit = 0; bit < MULTICAST_FILTER_LEN; bit++) {
            crc = (crc >> 1) ^ (((crc ^ data) & 1) ? LNC_POLYNOMIAL : 0);
            data >>= 1;
        }
    }
    return crc;
#undef LNC_POLYNOMIAL
}

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