netdev - Re: [PATCH] ixgbe: fix for 82599 erratum on Header Splitting

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Date:	Fri, 4 Mar 2011 23:44:19 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Cc:	Don Skidmore <donald.c.skidmore@...el.com>, stable@...nel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ixgbe: fix for 82599 erratum on Header Splitting

On Fri, Mar 04, 2011 at 11:06:07PM -0800, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> From: Don Skidmore <donald.c.skidmore@...el.com>
> 
> We have found a hardware erratum on 82599 hardware that can lead to
> unpredictable behavior when Header Splitting mode is enabled.  So
> we are no longer enabling this feature on affected hardware.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Don Skidmore <donald.c.skidmore@...el.com>
> Tested-by: Stephen Ko <stephen.s.ko@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c |    4 ++++

I'm confused, why did you just send this patch to me?

What am I supposed to do with it?

greg k-h
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