[PATCH net-next] wifi: wcn36xx: Slightly optimize PREPARE_HAL_BUF()
Kalle Valo
kvalo at kernel.org
Fri Feb 24 02:22:55 PST 2023
Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet at wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> In most (likely all) cases, INIT_HAL_MSG() is called before
> PREPARE_HAL_BUF().
> In such cases calling memset() is useless because:
> msg_body.header.len = sizeof(msg_body)
>
> So, instead of writing twice the memory, we just have a sanity check to
> make sure that some potential trailing memory is zeroed.
> It even gives the opportunity to see that by itself and optimize it away.
>
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet at wanadoo.fr>
> Acked-by: Loic Poulain <loic.poulain at linaro.org>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo at quicinc.com>
Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.
4a51e66fe96d wifi: wcn36xx: Slightly optimize PREPARE_HAL_BUF()
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https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/7d8ab7fee45222cdbaf80c507525f2d3941587c1.1675371372.git.christophe.jaillet@wanadoo.fr/
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
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