netdev - [PATCH net-next 19/20] net: plip: slight optimization of addr compare

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Date:	Fri, 27 Dec 2013 14:49:17 +0800
From:	Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@...wei.com>
To:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 19/20] net: plip: slight optimization of addr compare

Use possibly more efficient ether_addr_equal
to instead of memcmp.

Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@...wei.com>
---
 drivers/net/plip/plip.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/plip/plip.c b/drivers/net/plip/plip.c
index 7b4ff35..26614df 100644
--- a/drivers/net/plip/plip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/plip/plip.c
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ static __be16 plip_type_trans(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
 	if(*eth->h_dest&1)
 	{
-		if(memcmp(eth->h_dest,dev->broadcast, ETH_ALEN)==0)
+		if(ether_addr_equal(eth->h_dest, dev->broadcast))
 			skb->pkt_type=PACKET_BROADCAST;
 		else
 			skb->pkt_type=PACKET_MULTICAST;
-- 
1.8.0


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