# \[PATCH 17/17\] batman-adv: use batadv\_compare\_eth when possible

- From: Antonio Quartulli \<hidden\>
- Date: 2016-05-10 19:39:22 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2016/05/11018148
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2016/05/11018148/t.md

```text
When comparing Ethernet address it is better to use the more
generic batadv_compare_eth. The latter is also optimised for
architectures having a fast unaligned access.

Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <redacted>
[sven@narfation.org: fix conflicts with current version]
Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>
Signed-off-by: Marek Lindner <redacted>
---
 net/batman-adv/network-coding.c | 6 ++----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c b/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c
index df5ae9c7e507..678f06865312 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c
@@ -521,12 +521,10 @@ static bool batadv_nc_hash_compare(const struct hlist_node *node,
 	nc_path2 = data2;
 
 	/* Return 1 if the two keys are identical */
-	if (memcmp(nc_path1->prev_hop, nc_path2->prev_hop,
-		   sizeof(nc_path1->prev_hop)) != 0)
+	if (!batadv_compare_eth(nc_path1->prev_hop, nc_path2->prev_hop))
 		return false;
 
-	if (memcmp(nc_path1->next_hop, nc_path2->next_hop,
-		   sizeof(nc_path1->next_hop)) != 0)
+	if (!batadv_compare_eth(nc_path1->next_hop, nc_path2->next_hop))
 		return false;
 
 	return true;
-- 
2.8.2
```
