netdev - Re: [PATCH 4/5] net: macb: Use ether_addr

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Message-ID: <56E9641A.2020607@atmel.com>
Date:	Wed, 16 Mar 2016 14:48:10 +0100
From:	Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>
To:	Moritz Fischer <moritz.fischer@...us.com>
CC:	<michal.simek@...inx.com>, <joe@...ches.com>,
	<davem@...emloft.net>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <moritz.fischer.private@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] net: macb: Use ether_addr_copy over memcpy

Le 13/03/2016 20:10, Moritz Fischer a écrit :
> Checkpatch suggests using ether_addr_copy over memcpy
> to copy the mac address.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Moritz Fischer <moritz.fischer@...us.com>

Yes:
Acked-by: Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>

> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
> index 53400f6..a0c01e5 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
> @@ -2891,7 +2891,7 @@ static int macb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  
>  	mac = of_get_mac_address(np);
>  	if (mac)
> -		memcpy(bp->dev->dev_addr, mac, ETH_ALEN);
> +		ether_addr_copy(bp->dev->dev_addr, mac);
>  	else
>  		macb_get_hwaddr(bp);
>  
> 


-- 
Nicolas Ferre