linux-kernel - [PATCH v3.5 18/19] rtlwifi: slight optimization of addr compare

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Message-ID: <52BC15EA.2020603@huawei.com>
Date:	Thu, 26 Dec 2013 19:41:30 +0800
From:	Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@...wei.com>
To:	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
	Chaoming Li <chaoming_li@...lsil.com.cn>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	<linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>, Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v3.5 18/19] rtlwifi: slight optimization of addr compare

Use possibly more efficient ether_addr_equal_unaligned
instead of memcmp.

Cc: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Cc: Chaoming Li <chaoming_li@...lsil.com.cn>
Cc: John W. Linville <linville@...driver.com>
Cc: linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Weilong Chen <chenweilong@...wei.com>
Signed-off-by: Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@...wei.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/cam.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/cam.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/cam.c
index 0e510f7..0276153 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/cam.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/cam.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ u8 rtl_cam_get_free_entry(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *sta_addr)
 	/* Does STA already exist? */
 	for (i = 4; i < TOTAL_CAM_ENTRY; i++) {
 		addr = rtlpriv->sec.hwsec_cam_sta_addr[i];
-		if (memcmp(addr, sta_addr, ETH_ALEN) == 0)
+		if (ether_addr_equal_unaligned(addr, sta_addr))
 			return i;
 	}
 	/* Get a free CAM entry. */
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ void rtl_cam_del_entry(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *sta_addr)
 		addr = rtlpriv->sec.hwsec_cam_sta_addr[i];
 		bitmap = (rtlpriv->sec.hwsec_cam_bitmap) >> i;
 		if (((bitmap & BIT(0)) == BIT(0)) &&
-		    (memcmp(addr, sta_addr, ETH_ALEN) == 0)) {
+		    (ether_addr_equal_unaligned(addr, sta_addr))) {
 			/* Remove from HW Security CAM */
 			eth_zero_addr(rtlpriv->sec.hwsec_cam_sta_addr[i]);
 			rtlpriv->sec.hwsec_cam_bitmap &= ~(BIT(0) << i);
-- 
1.8.0


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