# \[PATCH 02/21\] net: freescale: slight optimization of addr compare

- From: Ding Tianhong \<hidden\>
- Date: 2013-12-23 05:10:18 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2013/12/4171986

```text
Use the recently added and possibly more efficient
ether_addr_equal_unaligned to instead of memcmp.

Cc: Li Yang <redacted>
Cc: <redacted>
Cc: <redacted>
Cc: <redacted>
Signed-off-by: Ding Tianhong <redacted>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
index 5548b6d..88a1525 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ static void hw_add_addr_in_hash(struct ucc_geth_private *ugeth,
 
 static inline int compare_addr(u8 **addr1, u8 **addr2)
 {
-	return memcmp(addr1, addr2, ETH_ALEN);
+	return !ether_addr_equal_unaligned(addr1, addr2);
 }
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
-- 
1.8.0
```