Optimised _dirty flag.

timw1971 · timw1971 · commit b3a503a9ef11 · 2016-01-15T15:15:22.000Z
_dirty set only if the value being written is different from the existing value in the cache.
diff --git a/libraries/EEPROM/EEPROM.cpp b/libraries/EEPROM/EEPROM.cpp
@@ -86,8 +86,13 @@ void EEPROMClass::write(int address, uint8_t value) {
   if(!_data)
     return;
 
-  _data[address] = value;
-  _dirty = true;
+  // Optimise _dirty. Only flagged if data written is different.
+  uint8_t* pData = &_data[address];
+  if (*pData != value)
+  {
+    *pData = value;
+    _dirty = true;
+  }
 }
 
 bool EEPROMClass::commit() {
