netdev - Re: [RFC 1/5] net: bridge - use is_multicast_ether

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Date:	Tue, 19 May 2009 15:18:02 -0700
From:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...nvz.org>
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org, xemul@...nvz.org,
	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...nvz.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC 1/5] net: bridge - use is_multicast_ether_addr helper

On Mon, 11 May 2009 15:46:40 +0400
Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...nvz.org> wrote:

> Instead of handwritten constrcution it's better 
> to use is_multicast_ether_addr.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...nvz.org>
> ---
>  net/bridge/br_device.c |    2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> Index: linux-2.6.git/net/bridge/br_device.c
> =====================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.git.orig/net/bridge/br_device.c
> +++ linux-2.6.git/net/bridge/br_device.c
> @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int br_dev_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, str
>  	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
>  	skb_pull(skb, ETH_HLEN);
>  
> -	if (dest[0] & 1)
> +	if (is_multicast_ether_addr(dest))
>  		br_flood_deliver(br, skb);
>  	else if ((dst = __br_fdb_get(br, dest)) != NULL)
>  		br_deliver(dst->dst, skb);
> 
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This is trivial and fine.
Acked-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
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