netdev - Re: [PATCH] drivers/net/usb/asix: resync from vendor's copy

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Date:	Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:25:11 -0500
From:	Mark Lord <kernel@...savvy.com>
To:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
CC:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers/net/usb/asix:  resync from vendor's copy

On 11-11-02 04:42 PM, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> On Wed, 2011-11-02 at 15:36 -0400, Mark Lord wrote:
> [...]
>> First cut (for review) at updating the in-kernel asix usb/network driver
>> from the latest vendor GPL version of the driver, obtained from here:
>>
>>   http://www.asix.com.tw/download.php?sub=searchresult&PItemID=84&download=driver
..
>> --- linux-3.0/drivers/net/usb/asix.c	2011-10-12 17:59:03.000000000 -0400
>> +++ linux/drivers/net/usb/asix.c	2011-11-01 19:00:50.051289683 -0400
> [...]
...
>> +	.set_tx_csum		= ax88772b_set_tx_csum,
>> +	.get_tx_csum		= ax88772b_get_tx_csum,
>> +	.get_rx_csum		= ax88772b_get_rx_csum,
>> +	.set_rx_csum		= ax88772b_set_rx_csum,
>> +};
> 
> The various ethtool operations for offload flags are being (or have
> been) removed.  The driver must set net_device::hw_features and
> implement net_device_ops::ndo_set_features instead.

Okay, I see what to do for the rx_csum stuff, based on other drivers.

But is there anything to replace the tx_csum stuff,
or should I just remove it entirely without a substitute?

(thanks).

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