netdev - Re: [PATCH cumulus-4.1.y 2/5] vxlan: don't replace fdb entry if nothing changed

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Date:   Mon, 23 Jan 2017 09:02:11 -0800
From:   Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:     Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        ramanb@...ulusnetworks.com, jbenc@...hat.com, pshelar@....org
Subject: Re: [PATCH cumulus-4.1.y 2/5] vxlan: don't replace fdb entry if
 nothing changed

On Fri, 20 Jan 2017 23:40:07 -0800
Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com> wrote:

> +	if (!vxlan_addr_equal(&rd->remote_ip, ip) ||
> +	    rd->remote_port != port ||
> +	    rd->remote_vni != vni ||
> +	    rd->remote_ifindex != ifindex) {
> +		dst_cache_reset(&rd->dst_cache);
> +		rd->remote_ip = *ip;
> +		rd->remote_port = port;
> +		rd->remote_vni = vni;
> +		rd->remote_ifindex = ifindex;
> +		return 1;
> +	}
> +

I think it would be clearer if negative logic was avoided.

	if (vxlan_addr_equal(&rd->remote_ip, ip) &&
	    rd->remote_port == port &&
	    rd->remote_vni == vni &&
            rd->ermote_ifindex == ifndex)
		return 1;

	dst_cache_reset ...