linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/11] use ether_addr_equal

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Message-ID: <52D9A85E.8070306@rempel-privat.de>
Date:	Fri, 17 Jan 2014 23:02:06 +0100
From:	Oleksij Rempel <linux@...pel-privat.de>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@...6.fr>
CC:	ath9k-devel@...ts.ath9k.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	ath5k-devel@...ts.ath5k.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	users@...x00.serialmonkey.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/11] use ether_addr_equal_64bits

Am 17.01.2014 22:24, schrieb Pavel Machek:
> On Mon 2013-12-30 19:14:56, Julia Lawall wrote:
>> Ether_addr_equal_64bits is more efficient than ether_addr_equal, and can be
>> used when each argument is an array within a structure that contains at
>> least two bytes of data beyond the array.
> 
> I mean, yes, it is probably faster, and yes, most structures probably
> contain two more bytes, but... is the uglyness worth the speedup? I'd
> say this should not be done except in very time-critical places...
> 									Pavel

This code run on every received beacon, almost on every wifi driver (If
i understand what you mean.)

-- 
Regards,
Oleksij


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