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[net-next,1/2] net: add helper eth_hw_addr_crc

Message ID 9de1aa6e-6c22-fad3-efe3-0200efb289bd@gmail.com
State New
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Series net: add helper eth_hw_addr_crc | expand

Commit Message

Heiner Kallweit May 4, 2020, 5:27 p.m. UTC 
Several drivers use the same code as basis for filter hashes. Therefore
let's factor it out to a helper. This way drivers don't have to access
struct netdev_hw_addr internals.

Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@gmail.com>
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 include/linux/etherdevice.h | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/include/linux/etherdevice.h b/include/linux/etherdevice.h
index 8801f1f98..2e5debc03 100644
--- a/include/linux/etherdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/etherdevice.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ 
 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/random.h>
+#include <linux/crc32.h>
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
 #include <asm/bitsperlong.h>
 
@@ -265,6 +266,17 @@  static inline void eth_hw_addr_random(struct net_device *dev)
 	eth_random_addr(dev->dev_addr);
 }
 
+/**
+ * eth_hw_addr_crc - Calculate CRC from netdev_hw_addr
+ * @ha: pointer to hardware address
+ *
+ * Calculate CRC from a hardware address as basis for filter hashes.
+ */
+static inline u32 eth_hw_addr_crc(struct netdev_hw_addr *ha)
+{
+	return ether_crc(ETH_ALEN, ha->addr);
+}
+
 /**
  * ether_addr_copy - Copy an Ethernet address
  * @dst: Pointer to a six-byte array Ethernet address destination