linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] bridge: netfilter: spanning tree: Add masked_ether_addr

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Date:	Thu, 23 Jun 2016 19:36:59 +0200
From:	Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>,
	Jozsef Kadlecsik <kadlec@...ckhole.kfki.hu>,
	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org, coreteam@...filter.org,
	bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bridge: netfilter: spanning tree: Add
 masked_ether_addr_equal and neatening

On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 01:58:45PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> There is code duplication of a masked ethernet address comparison here
> so make it a separate function instead.
> 
> Miscellanea:
> 
> o Neaten alignment of FWINV macro uses to make it clearer for the reader

Applied, thanks.

> Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
> ---
> 
> This masked_ether_addr_equal function could go into etherdevice.h,
> but I don't see another use like it in kernel code.  Is there one?

This is specific of iptables, not even nftables would use this. So I
would keep this in the iptables tree.