netdev - Re: [BUG] bnx2 + vlan + TSO : doesnt work

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Date:	Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:09:27 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jesse@...ira.com
Cc:	bhutchings@...arflare.com, eric.dumazet@...il.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [BUG] bnx2 + vlan + TSO : doesnt work

From: Jesse Gross <jesse@...ira.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:13:18 -0800

> I think it is better for netif_skb_features() to actually return the
> correct features rather than bypass it here.  NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_TX
> doesn't depend on any other offloads, so we can always include it if
> it is in dev->features.
> 
> Separately, this means there is a problem with bnx2 because it allows
> vlan insertion to be turned off, which would have the same effect.
> Maybe it is looking directly at skb->protocol or similar for TSO.

Please, someone cons up an acceptable fix fast.

Thanks.
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