5 files changed, 9 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/extras/vom/vom/api_types.cpp b/extras/vom/vom/api_types.cpp
index 418f3e43564..53cd047332a 100644
--- a/extras/vom/vom/api_types.cpp
+++ b/extras/vom/vom/api_types.cpp
@@ -54,20 +54,16 @@ from_api(const vapi_type_address& v)
   return addr;
 }
 
-vapi_type_mac_address
-to_api(const mac_address_t& a)
+void
+to_api(const mac_address_t& a, vapi_type_mac_address& v)
 {
-  vapi_type_mac_address v;
-
-  std::copy(std::begin(a.bytes), std::end(a.bytes), v.bytes);
-
-  return (v);
+  std::copy(std::begin(a.bytes), std::end(a.bytes), v);
 }
 
 mac_address_t
 from_api(const vapi_type_mac_address& v)
 {
-  return mac_address_t(v.bytes);
+  return mac_address_t(v);
 }
 
 route::prefix_t
diff --git a/extras/vom/vom/api_types.hpp b/extras/vom/vom/api_types.hpp
index c28ae1e997d..784ace2c293 100644
--- a/extras/vom/vom/api_types.hpp
+++ b/extras/vom/vom/api_types.hpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ void to_api(const boost::asio::ip::address& a, vapi_type_ip4_address& v);
 ip_address_t from_api(const vapi_type_address& v);
 ip_address_t from_api(const vapi_type_ip4_address& v);
 
-vapi_type_mac_address to_api(const mac_address_t& a);
+void to_api(const mac_address_t& a, vapi_type_mac_address& m);
 
 mac_address_t from_api(const vapi_type_mac_address& v);
 
diff --git a/extras/vom/vom/bridge_domain_arp_entry_cmds.cpp b/extras/vom/vom/bridge_domain_arp_entry_cmds.cpp
index da5c547bb3b..a72ad3ed874 100644
--- a/extras/vom/vom/bridge_domain_arp_entry_cmds.cpp
+++ b/extras/vom/vom/bridge_domain_arp_entry_cmds.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ create_cmd::issue(connection& con)
   auto& payload = req.get_request().get_payload();
   payload.bd_id = m_bd;
   payload.is_add = 1;
-  payload.mac = to_api(m_mac);
+  to_api(m_mac, payload.mac);
   to_api(m_ip_addr, payload.ip);
 
   VAPI_CALL(req.execute());
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ delete_cmd::issue(connection& con)
   auto& payload = req.get_request().get_payload();
   payload.bd_id = m_bd;
   payload.is_add = 0;
-  payload.mac = to_api(m_mac);
+  to_api(m_mac, payload.mac);
   to_api(m_ip_addr, payload.ip);
 
   VAPI_CALL(req.execute());
diff --git a/extras/vom/vom/gbp_contract_cmds.cpp b/extras/vom/vom/gbp_contract_cmds.cpp
index 1a3975b832a..8b15e8cb519 100644
--- a/extras/vom/vom/gbp_contract_cmds.cpp
+++ b/extras/vom/vom/gbp_contract_cmds.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ create_cmd::issue(connection& con)
       payload.contract.rules[ii].nh_set.n_nhs = nh_size;
       while (jj < nh_size) {
         to_api(nh_it->getIp(), payload.contract.rules[ii].nh_set.nhs[jj].ip);
-        payload.contract.rules[ii].nh_set.nhs[jj].mac = to_api(nh_it->getMac());
+        to_api(nh_it->getMac(), payload.contract.rules[ii].nh_set.nhs[jj].mac);
         payload.contract.rules[ii].nh_set.nhs[jj].bd_id = nh_it->getBdId();
         payload.contract.rules[ii].nh_set.nhs[jj].rd_id = nh_it->getRdId();
         ++nh_it;
diff --git a/extras/vom/vom/gbp_endpoint_cmds.cpp b/extras/vom/vom/gbp_endpoint_cmds.cpp
index b15b941b125..2732d1cc297 100644
--- a/extras/vom/vom/gbp_endpoint_cmds.cpp
+++ b/extras/vom/vom/gbp_endpoint_cmds.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ create_cmd::issue(connection& con)
   for (n = 0; n < payload.endpoint.n_ips; n++) {
     to_api(m_ip_addrs[n], payload.endpoint.ips[n]);
   }
-  payload.endpoint.mac = to_api(m_mac);
+  to_api(m_mac, payload.endpoint.mac);
 
   VAPI_CALL(req.execute());