netdev - Re: netfilter 07/41: arp_tables: unfold two critical loops in arp_packet

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Date:	Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:25:57 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jengelh@...ozas.de
Cc:	dada1@...mosbay.com, kaber@...sh.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: netfilter 07/41: arp_tables: unfold two critical loops in
 arp_packet_match()

From: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ozas.de>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:23:23 +0100 (CET)

> Is the cost of testing for non-4-divisibility expensive enough
> to warrant not usnig memcmp?

I think so.  This is the fast path of these things.

> Irrespective of all that, I think putting the interface comparison
> code should be agglomerated in a function/header so that it is
> replicated across iptables, ip6tables, ebtables, arptables, etc.

Agreed.
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