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[net-next-2.6] netdev: bfin_mac: Remove is_multicast_ether_addr use in netdev_for_each_mc_addr

Message ID 1294891685.4114.29.camel@Joe-Laptop
State Accepted, archived
Delegated to: David Miller
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Joe Perches Jan. 13, 2011, 4:08 a.m. UTC 
Remove code that has no effect.

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>

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Uncompiled, untested...

> > Does a netdev_for_each_mc_addr loop entry really
> > need to verify that the address is multicast?
> > Couldn't this just be:
> It could, and I'd be happy to apply a follow-on patch that does
> this.

 drivers/net/bfin_mac.c |    9 +--------
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)





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Comments

David Miller Jan. 14, 2011, 5:51 a.m. UTC | #1 
From: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:08:04 -0800

> Remove code that has no effect.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>

Applied.
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Patch

diff --git a/drivers/net/bfin_mac.c b/drivers/net/bfin_mac.c
index fe75e7a..22abfb3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bfin_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bfin_mac.c
@@ -1284,19 +1284,12 @@  static void bfin_mac_multicast_hash(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	u32 emac_hashhi, emac_hashlo;
 	struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;
-	char *addrs;
 	u32 crc;
 
 	emac_hashhi = emac_hashlo = 0;
 
 	netdev_for_each_mc_addr(ha, dev) {
-		addrs = ha->addr;
-
-		/* skip non-multicast addresses */
-		if (!is_multicast_ether_addr(addrs))
-			continue;
-
-		crc = ether_crc(ETH_ALEN, addrs);
+		crc = ether_crc(ETH_ALEN, ha->addr);
 		crc >>= 26;
 
 		if (crc & 0x20)