linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Staging: gdm724x: gdm_lte.c: Fix warning of prefer ether_addr

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Date:	Tue, 22 Jul 2014 00:21:48 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Kiran Padwal <kiran.padwal21@...il.com>
Cc:	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, gulsah.1004@...il.com,
	wkang77@...il.com, rusty@...tcorp.com.au,
	valentina.manea.m@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	deanahn@...semi.com, rashika.kheria@...il.com, joe@...ches.com,
	jonathankim@...semi.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Staging: gdm724x: gdm_lte.c: Fix warning of prefer
 ether_addr_copy()

On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 12:26:42PM +0530, Kiran Padwal wrote:
> This patch fixes the following checkpatch.pl warnings:
> WARNING: "Prefer ether_addr_copy() over memcpy() if the Ethernet addresses are __aligned(2)".

Is that true here?

Have you tested this on the hardware to ensure it works properly?

I hate that checkpatch message...

thanks,

greg k-h
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