netdev - [PATCH net v2 2/2] Altera TSE: Disable Multicast filtering to workaround problem

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Date:	Wed, 14 May 2014 14:38:37 -0500
From:	Vince Bridgers <vbridgers2013@...il.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net
Cc:	vbridgers2013@...il.com
Subject: [PATCH net v2 2/2] Altera TSE: Disable Multicast filtering to workaround problem

This patch disables multicast hash filtering if present in the hardware
and uses promiscuous mode instead until the problem with multicast
filtering has been debugged, integrated and tested.

Signed-off-by: Vince Bridgers <vbridgers2013@...il.com>
---
V2: - Create seperate patch from V1 for multicast filtering
      workaround
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c |    5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c
index ecc3b4e..7330681 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c
@@ -1376,6 +1376,11 @@ static int altera_tse_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		of_property_read_bool(pdev->dev.of_node,
 				      "altr,has-hash-multicast-filter");
 
+	/* Set hash filter to not set for now until the
+	 * multicast filter receive issue is debugged
+	 */
+	priv->hash_filter = 0;
+
 	/* get supplemental address settings for this instance */
 	priv->added_unicast =
 		of_property_read_bool(pdev->dev.of_node,
-- 
1.7.9.5

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