7 files changed, 17 insertions, 49 deletions
diff --git a/src/examples/sample-plugin/sample/node.c b/src/examples/sample-plugin/sample/node.c
index 1b512090469..7f34be56168 100644
--- a/src/examples/sample-plugin/sample/node.c
+++ b/src/examples/sample-plugin/sample/node.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <vlib/vlib.h>
 #include <vnet/vnet.h>
 #include <vnet/pg/pg.h>
+#include <vnet/ethernet/ethernet.h>
 #include <vppinfra/error.h>
 #include <sample/sample.h>
 
@@ -26,13 +27,6 @@ typedef struct
   u8 new_dst_mac[6];
 } sample_trace_t;
 
-static u8 *
-format_mac_address (u8 * s, va_list * args)
-{
-  u8 *a = va_arg (*args, u8 *);
-  return format (s, "%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x",
-		 a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3], a[4], a[5]);
-}
 
 /* packet trace format function */
 static u8 *
diff --git a/src/plugins/mactime/mactime.h b/src/plugins/mactime/mactime.h
index 2166d4a6735..1a13e41f606 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mactime/mactime.h
+++ b/src/plugins/mactime/mactime.h
@@ -104,14 +104,6 @@ extern vlib_node_registration_t mactime_tx_node;
 
 void mactime_send_create_entry_message (u8 * mac_address);
 
-static inline u8 *
-format_mac_address (u8 * s, va_list * args)
-{
-  u8 *a = va_arg (*args, u8 *);
-  return format (s, "%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x",
-		 a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3], a[4], a[5]);
-}
-
 /* Periodic function events */
 #define MACTIME_EVENT1 1
 #define MACTIME_EVENT2 2
diff --git a/src/plugins/mactime/mactime_test.c b/src/plugins/mactime/mactime_test.c
index 9ba28da2fc3..309b101bad9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mactime/mactime_test.c
+++ b/src/plugins/mactime/mactime_test.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <vlibmemory/api.h>
 #include <vppinfra/error.h>
 #include <vppinfra/time_range.h>
+#include <vnet/ethernet/ethernet.h>
 
 uword vat_unformat_sw_if_index (unformat_input_t * input, va_list * args);
 
@@ -79,22 +80,6 @@ _(mactime_add_del_range_reply)
 foreach_standard_reply_retval_handler;
 #undef _
 
-static u8 *
-format_mac_address (u8 * s, va_list * args)
-{
-  u8 *a = va_arg (*args, u8 *);
-  return format (s, "%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x",
-		 a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3], a[4], a[5]);
-}
-
-static uword
-unformat_mac_address (unformat_input_t * input, va_list * args)
-{
-  u8 *a = va_arg (*args, u8 *);
-  return unformat (input, "%x:%x:%x:%x:%x:%x", &a[0], &a[1], &a[2], &a[3],
-		   &a[4], &a[5]);
-}
-
 /*
  * Table of message reply handlers, must include boilerplate handlers
  * we just generated
diff --git a/src/vnet/ethernet/ethernet.h b/src/vnet/ethernet/ethernet.h
index 79ae7e6e909..0bfd48723e2 100644
--- a/src/vnet/ethernet/ethernet.h
+++ b/src/vnet/ethernet/ethernet.h
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ void ethernet_register_l2_input (vlib_main_t * vm, u32 node_index);
 void ethernet_register_l3_redirect (vlib_main_t * vm, u32 node_index);
 
 /* Formats ethernet address X:X:X:X:X:X */
+u8 *format_mac_address (u8 * s, va_list * args);
 u8 *format_ethernet_address (u8 * s, va_list * args);
 u8 *format_ethernet_type (u8 * s, va_list * args);
 u8 *format_ethernet_vlan_tci (u8 * s, va_list * va);
@@ -347,6 +348,7 @@ u8 *format_ethernet_header_with_length (u8 * s, va_list * args);
 
 /* Parse ethernet address in either X:X:X:X:X:X unix or X.X.X cisco format. */
 uword unformat_ethernet_address (unformat_input_t * input, va_list * args);
+uword unformat_mac_address (unformat_input_t * input, va_list * args);
 
 /* Parse ethernet type as 0xXXXX or type name from ethernet/types.def.
    In either host or network byte order. */
diff --git a/src/vnet/ethernet/format.c b/src/vnet/ethernet/format.c
index 13a209fb684..1ca1bce8f2a 100644
--- a/src/vnet/ethernet/format.c
+++ b/src/vnet/ethernet/format.c
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ format_ethernet_address (u8 * s, va_list * args)
 }
 
 u8 *
+format_mac_address (u8 * s, va_list * args)
+{
+  return (format_ethernet_address (s, args));
+}
+
+u8 *
 format_ethernet_type (u8 * s, va_list * args)
 {
   ethernet_type_t type = va_arg (*args, u32);
@@ -231,6 +237,13 @@ unformat_ethernet_address (unformat_input_t * input, va_list * args)
 	  || unformat_user (input, unformat_ethernet_address_cisco, result));
 }
 
+uword
+unformat_mac_address (unformat_input_t * input, va_list * args)
+{
+  return (unformat_ethernet_address (input, args));
+}
+
+
 /* Returns ethernet type as an int in host byte order. */
 uword
 unformat_ethernet_type_host_byte_order (unformat_input_t * input,
diff --git a/src/vnet/lisp-cp/lisp_types.c b/src/vnet/lisp-cp/lisp_types.c
index 05f046fa541..d118717ae10 100644
--- a/src/vnet/lisp-cp/lisp_types.c
+++ b/src/vnet/lisp-cp/lisp_types.c
@@ -204,22 +204,6 @@ unformat_ip_prefix (unformat_input_t * input, va_list * args)
 }
 
 uword
-unformat_mac_address (unformat_input_t * input, va_list * args)
-{
-  u8 *a = va_arg (*args, u8 *);
-  return unformat (input, "%x:%x:%x:%x:%x:%x", &a[0], &a[1], &a[2], &a[3],
-		   &a[4], &a[5]);
-}
-
-u8 *
-format_mac_address (u8 * s, va_list * args)
-{
-  u8 *a = va_arg (*args, u8 *);
-  return format (s, "%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x",
-		 a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3], a[4], a[5]);
-}
-
-uword
 unformat_nsh_address (unformat_input_t * input, va_list * args)
 {
   nsh_t *a = va_arg (*args, nsh_t *);
diff --git a/src/vnet/lisp-cp/lisp_types.h b/src/vnet/lisp-cp/lisp_types.h
index 4a919e7988e..ff7880bff12 100644
--- a/src/vnet/lisp-cp/lisp_types.h
+++ b/src/vnet/lisp-cp/lisp_types.h
@@ -220,8 +220,6 @@ u8 *format_ip_address (u8 * s, va_list * args);
 uword unformat_ip_address (unformat_input_t * input, va_list * args);
 u8 *format_ip_prefix (u8 * s, va_list * args);
 uword unformat_ip_prefix (unformat_input_t * input, va_list * args);
-u8 *format_mac_address (u8 * s, va_list * args);
-uword unformat_mac_address (unformat_input_t * input, va_list * args);
 
 u16 ip4_address_size_to_put ();
 u16 ip6_address_size_to_put ();