netdev - Re: [PATCH net] macsec: Fix header length if SCI is added if explicitily disabled

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Date:   Mon, 24 Oct 2016 15:32:40 +0200
From:   Tobias Brunner <tobias@...ongswan.org>
To:     Sabrina Dubroca <sd@...asysnail.net>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] macsec: Fix header length if SCI is added if
 explicitily disabled

> [snip]
>> @@ -440,12 +448,12 @@ static void macsec_fill_sectag(struct macsec_eth_header *h,
>>  			       const struct macsec_secy *secy, u32 pn)
>>  {
>>  	const struct macsec_tx_sc *tx_sc = &secy->tx_sc;
>> +	bool sci_present = send_sci(secy);
> 
> You're already computing this in macsec_encrypt() just before calling
> macsec_fill_sectag(), so you could pass it as argument instead of
> recomputing it.

Right, I'll send a v2.  Would you like me to inline the send_sci()
function, as it will only be called once afterwards.

Regards,
Tobias