Use the newly added generic routine ether_addr_equal_unaligned
to test if possibly unaligned to u16 Ethernet addresses are equal.
This slightly improves comparison time for systems with
CONFIG_HAVE_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS.
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe(a)perches.com>
[antonio(a)meshcoding.com: added compat code for linux <3.14]
Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <antonio(a)meshcoding.com>
---
compat.h | 6 ++++++
main.h | 2 +-
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/compat.h b/compat.h
index 04a2256..997b817 100644
--- a/compat.h
+++ b/compat.h
@@ -376,4 +376,10 @@ static int __batadv_interface_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev, __be16 proto,\
})
#endif /* < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 11, 0) */
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 14, 0)
+
+#define ether_addr_equal_unaligned(_a, _b) (memcmp(_a, _b, ETH_ALEN) == 0)
+
+#endif /* < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 14, 0) */
+
#endif /* _NET_BATMAN_ADV_COMPAT_H_ */
diff --git a/main.h b/main.h
index c5d6eb2..d4187ba 100644
--- a/main.h
+++ b/main.h
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ static inline void batadv_dbg(int type __always_unused,
*/
static inline int batadv_compare_eth(const void *data1, const void *data2)
{
- return (memcmp(data1, data2, ETH_ALEN) == 0 ? 1 : 0);
+ return ether_addr_equal_unaligned(data1, data2);
}
/**
--
1.8.5.1