RE: [PATCH net-next v2 06/20] net: igbvf: slight optimization ofaddr compare

From: Brown, Aaron F
Date: Fri Jan 10 2014 - 22:30:35 EST


> From: netdev-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:netdev-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Ding Tianhong
> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 10:17 PM
> To: Kirsher, Jeffrey T; Brandeburg, Jesse; Wyborny, Carolyn; Skidmore,
> Donald C; David S. Miller; Netdev; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [PATCH net-next v2 06/20] net: igbvf: slight optimization of addr
> compare
>
> Use possibly more efficient ether_addr_equal to instead of memcmp.
>
> Cc: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Carolyn Wyborny <carolyn.wyborny@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Don Skidmore <donald.c.skidmore@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@xxxxxxxxxx>

Signed-off-by: Aaron Brown <aaron.f.brown@xxxxxxxxx>
Tested by: Aaron Brown <aaron.f.brown@xxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c
> index 04bf22e..675435f 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c
> @@ -1745,7 +1745,7 @@ static int igbvf_set_mac(struct net_device *netdev,
> void *p)
>
> hw->mac.ops.rar_set(hw, hw->mac.addr, 0);
>
> - if (memcmp(addr->sa_data, hw->mac.addr, 6))
> + if (!ether_addr_equal(addr->sa_data, hw->mac.addr))
> return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
>
> memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, netdev->addr_len);
> --
> 1.8.0
>
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