Re: [PATCHv2] staging: wilc1000: use pre-defined macro is_broadcast_ether_addr

[Ajay Singh]

On Tue, 13 Mar 2018 10:58:16 +0100
Greg Kroah-Hartman  wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 01:00:51PM +0530, Ajay Singh wrote:
> > 
> > Reviewed-by: Ajay Singh 
> > 
> > On Mon, 12 Mar 2018 15:09:03 +0530
> >  wrote:
> >   
> > > From: HariPrasath Elango 
> > >  
> > 
> > Please avoid use of 'From' tag specially when there is only one
> > 'Signed-off-by' tag and its same.  
> 
> But the email client isn't putting the correct info in the email header,
> so this line is needed.
> 
> And if it's redundant, not a problem, git handles it just fine, better
> to be safe.


Thanks Greg, for giving the information.
In that case, we can keep the 'From:' tag to be on safe side.


Regards,
Ajay

Re: [PATCHv2] staging: wilc1000: use pre-defined macro is_broadcast_ether_addr

[Ajay Singh]

On Tue, 13 Mar 2018 10:58:16 +0100
Greg Kroah-Hartman  wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 01:00:51PM +0530, Ajay Singh wrote:
> > 
> > Reviewed-by: Ajay Singh 
> > 
> > On Mon, 12 Mar 2018 15:09:03 +0530
> >  wrote:
> >   
> > > From: HariPrasath Elango 
> > >  
> > 
> > Please avoid use of 'From' tag specially when there is only one
> > 'Signed-off-by' tag and its same.  
> 
> But the email client isn't putting the correct info in the email header,
> so this line is needed.
> 
> And if it's redundant, not a problem, git handles it just fine, better
> to be safe.


Thanks Greg, for giving the information.
In that case, we can keep the 'From:' tag to be on safe side.


Regards,
Ajay

Re: [PATCHv2] staging: wilc1000: use pre-defined macro is_broadcast_ether_addr

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 01:00:51PM +0530, Ajay Singh wrote:
> 
> Reviewed-by: Ajay Singh 
> 
> On Mon, 12 Mar 2018 15:09:03 +0530
>  wrote:
> 
> > From: HariPrasath Elango 
> >
> 
> Please avoid use of 'From' tag specially when there is only one
> 'Signed-off-by' tag and its same.

But the email client isn't putting the correct info in the email header,
so this line is needed.

And if it's redundant, not a problem, git handles it just fine, better
to be safe.

thanks,

greg k-h

Re: [PATCHv2] staging: wilc1000: use pre-defined macro is_broadcast_ether_addr

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 01:00:51PM +0530, Ajay Singh wrote:
> 
> Reviewed-by: Ajay Singh 
> 
> On Mon, 12 Mar 2018 15:09:03 +0530
>  wrote:
> 
> > From: HariPrasath Elango 
> >
> 
> Please avoid use of 'From' tag specially when there is only one
> 'Signed-off-by' tag and its same.

But the email client isn't putting the correct info in the email header,
so this line is needed.

And if it's redundant, not a problem, git handles it just fine, better
to be safe.

thanks,

greg k-h

Re: [PATCHv2] staging: wilc1000: use pre-defined macro is_broadcast_ether_addr

[Ajay Singh]

Reviewed-by: Ajay Singh 

On Mon, 12 Mar 2018 15:09:03 +0530
 wrote:

> From: HariPrasath Elango 
>

Please avoid use of 'From' tag specially when there is only one
'Signed-off-by' tag and its same.

> Use the kernel pre-defined macro is_broadcast_ether_addr() instead of
> doing a memcmp here.
> 
> Signed-off-by: HariPrasath Elango 
> ---

Regards,
Ajay

Re: [PATCHv2] staging: wilc1000: use pre-defined macro is_broadcast_ether_addr

[Ajay Singh]

Reviewed-by: Ajay Singh 

On Mon, 12 Mar 2018 15:09:03 +0530
 wrote:

> From: HariPrasath Elango 
>

Please avoid use of 'From' tag specially when there is only one
'Signed-off-by' tag and its same.

> Use the kernel pre-defined macro is_broadcast_ether_addr() instead of
> doing a memcmp here.
> 
> Signed-off-by: HariPrasath Elango 
> ---

Regards,
Ajay

[PATCHv2] staging: wilc1000: use pre-defined macro is_broadcast_ether_addr

[hariprasath . elango]

From: HariPrasath Elango 

Use the kernel pre-defined macro is_broadcast_ether_addr() instead of
doing a memcmp here.

Signed-off-by: HariPrasath Elango 
---
 drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_mon.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_mon.c 
b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_mon.c
index bbdfc7a..f93f411 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_mon.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_mon.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ static struct net_device *wilc_wfi_mon; /* global monitor 
netdev */
 
 static u8 srcadd[6];
 static u8 bssid[6];
-static u8 broadcast[] = {0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff};
 /**
  *  @brief  WILC_WFI_monitor_rx
  *  @details
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t WILC_WFI_mon_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
skb_pull(skb, rtap_len);
 
-   if (skb->data[0] == 0xc0 && (!(memcmp(broadcast, >data[4], 6 {
+   if (skb->data[0] == 0xc0 && is_broadcast_ether_addr(>data[4])) {
skb2 = dev_alloc_skb(skb->len + sizeof(struct 
wilc_wfi_radiotap_cb_hdr));
if (!skb2)
return -ENOMEM;
-- 
2.10.0.GIT

[PATCHv2] staging: wilc1000: use pre-defined macro is_broadcast_ether_addr

[hariprasath . elango]

From: HariPrasath Elango 

Use the kernel pre-defined macro is_broadcast_ether_addr() instead of
doing a memcmp here.

Signed-off-by: HariPrasath Elango 
---
 drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_mon.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_mon.c 
b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_mon.c
index bbdfc7a..f93f411 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_mon.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_mon.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ static struct net_device *wilc_wfi_mon; /* global monitor 
netdev */
 
 static u8 srcadd[6];
 static u8 bssid[6];
-static u8 broadcast[] = {0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff};
 /**
  *  @brief  WILC_WFI_monitor_rx
  *  @details
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t WILC_WFI_mon_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
skb_pull(skb, rtap_len);
 
-   if (skb->data[0] == 0xc0 && (!(memcmp(broadcast, >data[4], 6 {
+   if (skb->data[0] == 0xc0 && is_broadcast_ether_addr(>data[4])) {
skb2 = dev_alloc_skb(skb->len + sizeof(struct 
wilc_wfi_radiotap_cb_hdr));
if (!skb2)
return -ENOMEM;
-- 
2.10.0.GIT