linux-kernel - [PATCH net-next v3 10/19] net: vxge: slight optimization of addr compare

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Message-ID: <52C1238E.5090608@huawei.com>
Date:	Mon, 30 Dec 2013 15:41:02 +0800
From:	Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@...wei.com>
To:	Jon Mason <jdmason@...zu.us>,
	"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 v3 10/19] net: vxge: slight optimization of addr
 compare

Use possibly more efficient ether_addr_equal
to instead of memcmp.

Cc: Jon Mason <jdmason@...zu.us>
Signed-off-by: Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@...wei.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c
index 11b1c70..6eae216 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ vxge_search_mac_addr_in_da_table(struct vxge_vpath *vpath, struct macInfo *mac)
 		return status;
 	}
 
-	while (memcmp(mac->macaddr, macaddr, ETH_ALEN)) {
+	while (!ether_addr_equal(mac->macaddr, macaddr)) {
 		status = vxge_hw_vpath_mac_addr_get_next(vpath->handle,
 				macaddr, macmask);
 		if (status != VXGE_HW_OK)
-- 
1.8.0


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