[PATCH 1/2] Staging: slicoss: Use ether_addr_equal_64bits() insted of ether_addr_equal().

[PATCH 1/2] Staging: slicoss: Use ether_addr_equal_64bits() insted of ether_addr_equal().

[Sandhya Bankar]

Use ether_addr_equal_64bits() insted of ether_addr_equal().

Signed-off-by: Sandhya Bankar <bankarsandhya512@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c b/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c
index ed1c067..b2a162a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c
@@ -773,8 +773,8 @@ static bool slic_mac_filter(struct adapter *adapter,
 			struct mcast_address *mcaddr = adapter->mcastaddrs;
 
 			while (mcaddr) {
-				if (ether_addr_equal(mcaddr->address,
-						     ether_frame->ether_dhost)) {
+				if (ether_addr_equal_64bits(mcaddr->address,
+						ether_frame->ether_dhost)) {
 					adapter->rcv_multicasts++;
 					netdev->stats.multicast++;
 					return true;
-- 
1.8.3.4

Re: [Outreachy kernel] [PATCH 1/2] Staging: slicoss: Use ether_addr_equal_64bits() insted of ether_addr_equal().

[Julia Lawall]

On Sun, 28 Feb 2016, Sandhya Bankar wrote:

> Use ether_addr_equal_64bits() insted of ether_addr_equal().

Explain why this is correct and a good idea.

julia

> 
> Signed-off-by: Sandhya Bankar <bankarsandhya512@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c b/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c
> index ed1c067..b2a162a 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c
> @@ -773,8 +773,8 @@ static bool slic_mac_filter(struct adapter *adapter,
>  			struct mcast_address *mcaddr = adapter->mcastaddrs;
>  
>  			while (mcaddr) {
> -				if (ether_addr_equal(mcaddr->address,
> -						     ether_frame->ether_dhost)) {
> +				if (ether_addr_equal_64bits(mcaddr->address,
> +						ether_frame->ether_dhost)) {
>  					adapter->rcv_multicasts++;
>  					netdev->stats.multicast++;
>  					return true;
> -- 
> 1.8.3.4
> 
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