netdev - Re: [PATCH] vlan: Support sending custom Ethernet CRC.

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Date:	Tue, 6 Mar 2012 16:16:34 +0000
From:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	<greearb@...delatech.com>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	<kaber@...sh.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] vlan: Support sending custom Ethernet CRC.

On Mon, 2012-03-05 at 23:12 -0500, David Miller wrote:
> From: Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
> Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:59:57 -0800
> 
> > On 03/05/2012 06:14 PM, David Miller wrote:
> >> From: greearb@...delatech.com
> >> Date: Mon,  5 Mar 2012 18:05:58 -0800
> >>
> >>> NOTE:  You will probably have to disable any
> >>> VLAN hardware assist on the underlying device to get
> >>> this to properly send packets with this feature enabled.
> >>
> >> This need to be therefore handled specifically on a device-by-device
> >> basis, and VLAN custom CRC disabled unless the device explicitly
> >> states that it can handle this situation properly and has any
> >> necessary feature rule enforcement codified.
> > 
> > I'll see what I can come up with.  Maybe figure out how to propagate
> > a flag up from the NIC when it is in a state that can handle VLAN +
> > custom-CRC
> > and only enable the flag on the VLAN in that case...
> 
> NETIF_F_CAN_VLAN_WITH_CUSTOM_CRC

Er... vlan_features?

Ben.

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