linux-kernel - [PATCH net-next v3 12/19] net: netxen: slight optimization of addr compare

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Date:	Mon, 30 Dec 2013 15:41:10 +0800
From:	Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@...wei.com>
To:	Manish Chopra <manish.chopra@...gic.com>,
	Sony Chacko <sony.chacko@...gic.com>,
	Rajesh Borundia <rajesh.borundia@...gic.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net-next v3 12/19] net: netxen: slight optimization of addr
 compare

Use possibly more efficient ether_addr_equal
to instead of memcmp.

Cc: Manish Chopra <manish.chopra@...gic.com>
Cc: Sony Chacko <sony.chacko@...gic.com>
Cc: Rajesh Borundia <rajesh.borundia@...gic.com>
Signed-off-by: Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@...wei.com>
---
 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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