netdev - Re: [PATCH v3.5 17/19] mwifiex: slight optimization of addr compare

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Message-ID: <52CCBEC1.1010309@huawei.com>
Date:	Wed, 8 Jan 2014 10:58:09 +0800
From:	Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@...wei.com>
To:	Bing Zhao <bzhao@...vell.com>
CC:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	"linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3.5 17/19] mwifiex: slight optimization of addr compare

On 2014/1/8 10:50, Bing Zhao wrote:
> Hi Ding,
> 
>> Use possibly more efficient ether_addr_equal
>> instead of memcmp.
> 
>> @@ -782,8 +782,7 @@ static int mwifiex_ret_ibss_coalescing_status(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
>>  	}
>>
>>  	/* If BSSID is diff, modify current BSS parameters */
>> -	if (memcmp(priv->curr_bss_params.bss_descriptor.mac_address,
>> -		   ibss_coal_resp->bssid, ETH_ALEN)) {
>> +	if (!ether_addr_equal(priv->curr_bss_params.bss_descriptor.mac_address, ibss_coal_resp->bssid))
> 
> Could you break the line?
> If you run "checkpatch.pl" you will spot this warning.
> 
>>  	if (!IS_11N_ENABLED(priv) ||
>> -	    memcmp(priv->curr_addr, rx_pkt_hdr->eth803_hdr.h_dest, ETH_ALEN)) {
>> +	    !ether_addr_equal_unaligned(priv->curr_addr, rx_pkt_hdr->eth803_hdr.h_dest)) {
> 
> Also over 80 characters here.
> 
> Thanks,
> Bing
> 

Ok, thanks

Regards
Ding

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