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Re: [PATCH] optimize is_valid_ether_addr

To: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] optimize is_valid_ether_addr
From: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 18:52:46 -0800
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On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 15:44:39 -0800
Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Low level optimization of the comparison with zero address.
> On most cpu's faster to use unrolled or rather than a loop
> and memcmp. This is in the fastpath of bridge forwarding.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx>

Applied, thanks Stephen.

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