static int sm_erase_bank(int bank)
 {
-       int stat, i;
+       int stat;
        unsigned long timeout;
 
        u8 __iomem *base = (u8 __iomem *)nvram_data + core99_bank*NVRAM_SIZE;
        out_8(base, SM_FLASH_CMD_CLEAR_STATUS);
        out_8(base, SM_FLASH_CMD_RESET);
 
-       for (i=0; i<NVRAM_SIZE; i++)
-               if (base[i] != 0xff) {
-                       printk(KERN_ERR "nvram: Sharp/Micron flash erase failed !\n");
-                       return -ENXIO;
-               }
+       if (memchr_inv(base, 0xff, NVRAM_SIZE)) {
+               printk(KERN_ERR "nvram: Sharp/Micron flash erase failed !\n");
+               return -ENXIO;
+       }
        return 0;
 }
 
        }
        out_8(base, SM_FLASH_CMD_CLEAR_STATUS);
        out_8(base, SM_FLASH_CMD_RESET);
-       for (i=0; i<NVRAM_SIZE; i++)
-               if (base[i] != datas[i]) {
-                       printk(KERN_ERR "nvram: Sharp/Micron flash write failed !\n");
-                       return -ENXIO;
-               }
+       if (memcmp(base, datas, NVRAM_SIZE)) {
+               printk(KERN_ERR "nvram: Sharp/Micron flash write failed !\n");
+               return -ENXIO;
+       }
        return 0;
 }
 
 static int amd_erase_bank(int bank)
 {
-       int i, stat = 0;
+       int stat = 0;
        unsigned long timeout;
 
        u8 __iomem *base = (u8 __iomem *)nvram_data + core99_bank*NVRAM_SIZE;
        /* Reset */
        out_8(base, 0xf0);
        udelay(1);
-       
-       for (i=0; i<NVRAM_SIZE; i++)
-               if (base[i] != 0xff) {
-                       printk(KERN_ERR "nvram: AMD flash erase failed !\n");
-                       return -ENXIO;
-               }
+
+       if (memchr_inv(base, 0xff, NVRAM_SIZE)) {
+               printk(KERN_ERR "nvram: AMD flash erase failed !\n");
+               return -ENXIO;
+       }
        return 0;
 }
 
        out_8(base, 0xf0);
        udelay(1);
 
-       for (i=0; i<NVRAM_SIZE; i++)
-               if (base[i] != datas[i]) {
-                       printk(KERN_ERR "nvram: AMD flash write failed !\n");
-                       return -ENXIO;
-               }
+       if (memcmp(base, datas, NVRAM_SIZE)) {
+               printk(KERN_ERR "nvram: AMD flash write failed !\n");
+               return -ENXIO;
+       }
        return 0;
 }