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From: David Miller <davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
To: johannes-cdvu00un1VgdHxzADdlk8Q@public.gmane.org
Cc: netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	linux-wireless-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] etherdevice: introduce broadcast_ether_addr
Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2012 23:58:08 -0700 (PDT)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120708.235808.1602900783296556684.davem@davemloft.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1341310587.5131.2.camel-8upI4CBIZJIJvtFkdXX2HixXY32XiHfO@public.gmane.org>

From: Johannes Berg <johannes-cdvu00un1VgdHxzADdlk8Q@public.gmane.org>
Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:16:27 +0200

> From: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
> 
> A lot of code has either the memset or an
> inefficient copy from a static array that
> contains the all-ones broadcast address.
> Introduce broadcast_ether_addr() to fill
> an address with all ones, making the code
> clearer and allowing us to get rid of the
> various constant arrays.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>

I would prefer if this were named "eth_something()", thanks.
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-07-09  6:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-07-03 10:16 [PATCH] etherdevice: introduce broadcast_ether_addr Johannes Berg
2012-07-03 15:13 ` Joe Perches
2012-07-03 15:16   ` Johannes Berg
     [not found] ` <1341310587.5131.2.camel-8upI4CBIZJIJvtFkdXX2HixXY32XiHfO@public.gmane.org>
2012-07-09  6:58   ` David Miller [this message]
2012-07-10 16:18     ` [PATCH] etherdevice: introduce eth_broadcast_addr Johannes Berg
2012-07-11  0:09       ` Paul Gortmaker
2012-07-11  0:41         ` David Miller
     [not found]           ` <20120710.174142.995966539991957646.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-07-11  1:09             ` Joe Perches
2012-07-13  5:33               ` [PATCH net-next 0/8] etherdevice: Rename random_ether_addr to eth_random_addr Joe Perches
2012-07-13  5:33                 ` [PATCH net-next 1/8] " Joe Perches
2012-07-13  5:33                 ` [PATCH net-next 2/8] ethernet: Use eth_random_addr Joe Perches
2012-07-13  5:33                 ` [PATCH net-next 3/8] net: usb: " Joe Perches
2012-07-13  5:33                 ` [PATCH net-next 4/8] wireless: " Joe Perches
2012-07-13  5:54                   ` Hin-Tak Leung
     [not found]                   ` <93ab9a323e85d1b0d8c7eac4db7ab7835e61efe6.1342157022.git.joe-6d6DIl74uiNBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>
2012-07-13  7:15                     ` Gertjan van Wingerde
2012-07-13  5:33                 ` [PATCH net-next 5/8] drivers/net: " Joe Perches
     [not found]                 ` <cover.1342157022.git.joe-6d6DIl74uiNBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>
2012-07-16 10:14                   ` [PATCH net-next 0/8] etherdevice: Rename random_ether_addr to eth_random_addr Felipe Balbi
2012-07-16 10:29                     ` David Miller
2012-07-16 11:12                       ` Felipe Balbi
     [not found]                         ` <20120716111218.GA4913-S8G//mZuvNWo5Im9Ml3/Zg@public.gmane.org>
2012-07-16 11:17                           ` David Miller
2012-07-17  5:39                   ` David Miller
     [not found]         ` <CAP=VYLqNyAF1gSsKTd3YojeJXK_-pEzXAKyVQbQfwhtwOyMmwg-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-07-11  7:27           ` [PATCH] etherdevice: introduce eth_broadcast_addr Johannes Berg
2012-07-11  1:07       ` David Miller

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