[PATCH net-next 12/20] net: netxen: slight optimization of addr compare

From: Ding Tianhong
Date: Fri Dec 27 2013 - 01:49:23 EST


Use possibly more efficient ether_addr_equal
to instead of memcmp.

Cc: Manish Chopra <manish.chopra@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Sony Chacko <sony.chacko@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Rajesh Borundia <rajesh.borundia@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c
index b72b6be..db4280c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ static int nx_p3_nic_add_mac(struct netxen_adapter *adapter,
list_for_each(head, del_list) {
cur = list_entry(head, nx_mac_list_t, list);

- if (memcmp(addr, cur->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN) == 0) {
+ if (ether_addr_equal(addr, cur->mac_addr)) {
list_move_tail(head, &adapter->mac_list);
return 0;
}
--
1.8.0


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