netdev - [PATCH net-next 01/20] net: 3com: slight optimization of addr compare

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Date:	Fri, 27 Dec 2013 14:47:56 +0800
From:	Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@...wei.com>
To:	"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 01/20] net: 3com: slight optimization of addr compare

Use possibly more efficient ether_addr_equal
to instead of memcmp.

Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@...wei.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c509.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c509.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c509.c
index ede8daa..9142b47 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c509.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c509.c
@@ -252,8 +252,7 @@ static int el3_isa_id_sequence(__be16 *phys_addr)
 		for (i = 0; i < el3_cards; i++) {
 			struct el3_private *lp = netdev_priv(el3_devs[i]);
 			if (lp->type == EL3_PNP &&
-			    !memcmp(phys_addr, el3_devs[i]->dev_addr,
-				    ETH_ALEN)) {
+			    ether_addr_equal(phys_addr, el3_devs[i]->dev_addr)) {
 				if (el3_debug > 3)
 					pr_debug("3c509 with address %02x %02x %02x %02x %02x %02x was found by ISAPnP\n",
 						phys_addr[0] & 0xff, phys_addr[0] >> 8,
-- 
1.8.0


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