netdev - Re: [PATCH] davinci_emac.c: Fix IFF

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Date:	Mon, 21 Oct 2013 23:20:41 +0530
From:	Mugunthan V N <mugunthanvnm@...com>
To:	Mariusz Ceier <mceier+kernel@...il.com>
CC:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.csengg@...il.com>,
	Jingoo Han <jg1.han@...sung.com>,
	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] davinci_emac.c: Fix IFF_ALLMULTI setup

On Monday 21 October 2013 11:15 PM, Mariusz Ceier wrote:
> When IFF_ALLMULTI flag is set on interface and IFF_PROMISC isn't,
> emac_dev_mcast_set should only enable RX of multicasts and reset
> MACHASH registers.
>
> It does this, but afterwards it either sets up multicast MACs
> filtering or disables RX of multicasts and resets MACHASH registers
> again, rendering IFF_ALLMULTI flag useless.
>
> This patch fixes emac_dev_mcast_set, so that multicast MACs filtering and
> disabling of RX of multicasts are skipped when IFF_ALLMULTI flag is set.
>
> Tested with kernel 2.6.37.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mariusz Ceier <mceier+kernel@...il.com>
> ---
Can you add [PATCH v2] in your subject in future so that it will be
easier to the maintainer to pick the latest version of the patch.

Acked-by: Mugunthan V N <mugunthanvnm@...com>

Regards
Mugunthan V N
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