netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: avoid initial "Features changed" message

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Date:	Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:43:37 +0100
From:	Michał Mirosław <mirq-linux@...e.qmqm.pl>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: avoid initial "Features changed" message

On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 03:42:06PM +0100, Michał Mirosław wrote:
> Avoid "Features changed" message and ndo_set_features call on device
> registration caused by automatic enabling of GSO and GRO. Driver should
> have already enabled hardware offloads it set in features, so the
> ndo_set_features() is not needed at registration time unless features
> change because of other dependencies.
[cut patch]

Ah. This depends on 'Fix "(unregistered net_device): Features changed" message'
patch I sent couple days ago.

Best Regards,
Michał Mirosław
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