linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -next 2/2] staging: r8188eu: use eth_broadcast

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Date:   Tue, 8 Jun 2021 16:12:15 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Liu Shixin <liushixin2@...wei.com>
Cc:     linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next 2/2] staging: r8188eu: use eth_broadcast_addr() to
 assign broadcast address

On Tue, Jun 08, 2021 at 10:16:20PM +0800, Liu Shixin wrote:
> Use eth_broadcast_addr() to assign broadcast address.

That says what you do, but not _why_ you are doing this?

Why make this change?  What benifit does it provide?

thanks,

greg k-h