netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 06/20] ppp: slight optimization of addr compare

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Message-ID: <52B9B90E.6040106@cogentembedded.com>
Date:	Tue, 24 Dec 2013 20:40:46 +0400
From:	Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
CC:	Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@...wei.com>,
	Michal Ostrowski <mostrows@...thlink.net>,
	Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 06/20] ppp: slight optimization of addr compare

Hello.

On 24-12-2013 20:35, Joe Perches wrote:

> []
>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c b/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
> []
>>> @@ -131,12 +131,13 @@ static inline struct pppoe_net *pppoe_pernet(struct net *net)
>>>
>>>    static inline int cmp_2_addr(struct pppoe_addr *a, struct pppoe_addr *b)
>>>    {
>>> -	return a->sid == b->sid && !memcmp(a->remote, b->remote, ETH_ALEN);
>>> +	return a->sid == b->sid && ether_addr_equal(a->remote,
>>> +							      b->remote);

>>      If it really doesn't fit insto single line, the continuation line should
>> start right under 'a->remote'.

> Better still might be
>
> 	return a->sid == b->sid &&
> 	       ether_addr_equal(a->remote, b->remote);

    Actually, after the second look, I don't know why the line was broken at all.

WBR, Sergei


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