netdev - RE: [net] e1000: Small packets may get corrupted during padding by HW

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Date:	Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:39:27 +0000
From:	"Dave, Tushar N" <tushar.n.dave@...el.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	"Fastabend, John R" <john.r.fastabend@...el.com>,
	"mirqus@...il.com" <mirqus@...il.com>,
	"Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"gospo@...hat.com" <gospo@...hat.com>,
	"sassmann@...hat.com" <sassmann@...hat.com>
Subject: RE: [net] e1000: Small packets may get corrupted during padding by
 HW

>-----Original Message-----
>From: netdev-owner@...r.kernel.org [mailto:netdev-owner@...r.kernel.org]
>On Behalf Of David Miller
>Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 9:31 AM
>To: Dave, Tushar N
>Cc: Fastabend, John R; mirqus@...il.com; Kirsher, Jeffrey T;
>netdev@...r.kernel.org; gospo@...hat.com; sassmann@...hat.com
>Subject: Re: [net] e1000: Small packets may get corrupted during padding
>by HW
>
>From: "Dave, Tushar N" <tushar.n.dave@...el.com>
>Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 07:33:12 +0000
>
>> No because it is quite normal to have packet < ETH_ZLEN. e.g. ARP
>packets.
>
>You're optimizing for ARP packets?  You're kidding right?

ARP packet was just an example. I should have thought of better example.

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