netdev - RE: [PATCH] netxen: fix LRO disable warning

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Date:	Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:33:43 -0500
From:	Amit Salecha <amit.salecha@...gic.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	"eric.dumazet@...il.com" <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ameen Rahman <ameen.rahman@...gic.com>,
	Rajesh Borundia <rajesh.borundia@...gic.com>,
	Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@...hat.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] netxen: fix LRO disable warning

> >> > netxen_nic_set_flags() rejects data if other flag than
> ETH_FLAG_LRO
> >> is set.
> >> > Driver also supports NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_TX.
> >> > Now compare data with ethtool_op_get_flags(), to get all supported
> >> features.
> >> >
> >> > Reported-by: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <jdb@...x.dk>
> >> > Signed-off-by: Rajesh Borundia <rajesh.borundia@...gic.com>
> >> > Signed-off-by: Amit Kumar Salecha <amit.salecha@...gic.com>
> >> > ---
> >>
> >> Hmm, it would be really nice you provide more information for stable
> >> teams.
> >>
> >> If I am not mistaken, bug was introduced in 2.6.36 ?
> >>
> > No, It was introduced in 2.6.37, when ETH_FLAG_TXVLAN and
> ETH_FLAG_RXVLAN introduced.
> > Yes it should also make into 2.6.37.4 stable kernel.
>
> Applied, but 2.6.37.x maintainence has ceased so there is no point
> worrying about this patch for that stable branch any longer.

I thought you will apply patch from Stanislaw Gruszka (net: fix ethtool->set_flags not intended -EINVAL return value), which is more generic and takes care of all drivers.

David, you are not cc in that patch. I will forward you, in case you miss it.

-Amit

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