netdev - [PATCH 4/5] net: macb: Use ether_addr

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Date:	Sun, 13 Mar 2016 12:10:46 -0700
From:	Moritz Fischer <moritz.fischer@...us.com>
To:	nicolas.ferre@...el.com
Cc:	michal.simek@...inx.com, joe@...ches.com, davem@...emloft.net,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	moritz.fischer.private@...il.com,
	Moritz Fischer <moritz.fischer@...us.com>
Subject: [PATCH 4/5] net: macb: Use ether_addr_copy over memcpy

Checkpatch suggests using ether_addr_copy over memcpy
to copy the mac address.

Signed-off-by: Moritz Fischer <moritz.fischer@...us.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
index 53400f6..a0c01e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
@@ -2891,7 +2891,7 @@ static int macb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	mac = of_get_mac_address(np);
 	if (mac)
-		memcpy(bp->dev->dev_addr, mac, ETH_ALEN);
+		ether_addr_copy(bp->dev->dev_addr, mac);
 	else
 		macb_get_hwaddr(bp);
 
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2.4.3