netdev - Re: [PATCH v3 08/19] ozwpan: slight optimization of addr compare

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Message-ID: <52BAB983.3090201@cogentembedded.com>
Date:	Wed, 25 Dec 2013 14:54:59 +0400
From:	Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To:	Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@...wei.com>,
	Rupesh Gujare <rupesh.gujare@...el.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 08/19] ozwpan: slight optimization of addr compare

Hello.

On 25-12-2013 7:28, Ding Tianhong wrote:

> Use possibly more efficient ether_addr_equal
> instead of memcmp.

> Cc: Rupesh Gujare <rupesh.gujare@...el.com>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Cc: devel@...verdev.osuosl.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Tan Xiaojun <tanxiaojun@...wei.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@...wei.com>
> ---
>   drivers/staging/ozwpan/ozcdev.c  | 2 +-
>   drivers/staging/ozwpan/ozproto.c | 5 +++--
>   2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

> diff --git a/drivers/staging/ozwpan/ozcdev.c b/drivers/staging/ozwpan/ozcdev.c
> index 6ce0af9..c363f66 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/ozwpan/ozcdev.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/ozwpan/ozcdev.c
> @@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ int oz_cdev_start(struct oz_pd *pd, int resume)
>   	}
>   	spin_lock(&g_cdev.lock);
>   	if ((g_cdev.active_pd == NULL) &&
> -		(memcmp(pd->mac_addr, g_cdev.active_addr, ETH_ALEN) == 0)) {
> +		(ether_addr_equal(pd->mac_addr, g_cdev.active_addr))) {

    There's no point in enclosing function call into parens.

WBR, Sergei

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