tree 4d095b4f0034af776172bcdbe3e283abd4dd5518
parent fd21150a0fe10c504160db359a4eb425576f6e7d
author Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org> 1188020144 -0700
committer David S. Miller <davem@sunset.davemloft.net> 1192060106 -0700

[NET] ethernet: optimize memcpy and memset

The ethernet header management only needs to handle a fixed
size address (6 bytes). If the memcpy/memset are changed to
be passed a constant length, then compiler can optimize for
this case (and if it is smart eliminate string instructions).

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>