rename fun

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/psutil/tests/__init__.py b/psutil/tests/__init__.py
index a3a8f1ba..1db2369b 100644
--- a/psutil/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/psutil/tests/__init__.py
@@ -345,8 +345,10 @@ def reap_children(search_all=False):
     _subprocesses_started = set(alive)
 
 
-def check_ip_address(addr, family):
-    """Attempts to check IP address's validity."""
+def check_net_address(addr, family):
+    """Check a net address validity. Supported families are IPv4,
+    IPv6 and MAC addresses.
+    """
     if enum and PY3:
         assert isinstance(family, enum.IntEnum), family
     if family == AF_INET:
@@ -393,7 +395,7 @@ def check_connection_ntuple(conn):
             ip, port = addr
             assert isinstance(port, int), port
             assert 0 <= port <= 65535, port
-            check_ip_address(ip, conn.family)
+            check_net_address(ip, conn.family)
         elif conn.family == AF_UNIX:
             assert isinstance(addr, (str, None)), addr
         else:
diff --git a/psutil/tests/test_system.py b/psutil/tests/test_system.py
index 5e116b99..4cbba7f8 100644
--- a/psutil/tests/test_system.py
+++ b/psutil/tests/test_system.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ from psutil import WINDOWS
 from psutil._compat import long
 from psutil.tests import AF_INET6
 from psutil.tests import APPVEYOR
-from psutil.tests import check_ip_address
+from psutil.tests import check_net_address
 from psutil.tests import DEVNULL
 from psutil.tests import enum
 from psutil.tests import get_test_subprocess
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ class TestSystemAPIs(unittest.TestCase):
                         # AddressValueError: Only hex digits permitted in
                         # u'c6f3%lxcbr0' in u'fe80::c8e0:fff:fe54:c6f3%lxcbr0'
                         if addr.family != AF_INET6:
-                            check_ip_address(ip, addr.family)
+                            check_net_address(ip, addr.family)
                 # broadcast and ptp addresses are mutually exclusive
                 if addr.broadcast:
                     self.assertIsNone(addr.ptp)