[patch 1/3] bridge: optimize conditional in forward path

[Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>]

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Small optimizations of bridge forwarding path.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>


--- br.orig/net/bridge/br_forward.c
+++ br/net/bridge/br_forward.c
@@ -20,14 +20,11 @@
 #include <linux/netfilter_bridge.h>
 #include "br_private.h"
 
+/* Don't forward packets to originating port or forwarding diasabled */
 static inline int should_deliver(const struct net_bridge_port *p, 
 				 const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	if (skb->dev == p->dev ||
-	    p->state != BR_STATE_FORWARDING)
-		return 0;
-
-	return 1;
+	return (skb->dev != p->dev && p->state == BR_STATE_FORWARDING);
 }
 
 static inline unsigned packet_length(const struct sk_buff *skb)
@@ -55,10 +52,9 @@ int br_dev_queue_push_xmit(struct sk_buf
 
 int br_forward_finish(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	NF_HOOK(PF_BRIDGE, NF_BR_POST_ROUTING, skb, NULL, skb->dev,
-			br_dev_queue_push_xmit);
+	return NF_HOOK(PF_BRIDGE, NF_BR_POST_ROUTING, skb, NULL, skb->dev,
+		       br_dev_queue_push_xmit);
 
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __br_deliver(const struct net_bridge_port *to, struct sk_buff *skb)

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