netdev - Re: [PATCH net 0/2] net/ethtool, mlx4_en: RSS hash function setting fixes

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Date:	Mon, 27 Apr 2015 13:34:57 +0300
From:	Amir Vadai <amirv@...lanox.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@...lanox.com>,
	Tal Alon <talal@...lanox.com>,
	"ben@...adent.org.uk" <ben@...adent.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 0/2] net/ethtool, mlx4_en: RSS hash function setting
 fixes

On 4/27/2015 6:02 AM, David Miller wrote:
> From: Amir Vadai <amirv@...lanox.com>
> Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2015 17:36:04 +0300
> 
>> Hash function is represented as an eight bit field, every bit represents a
>> function.  Currently possible values are: 1 for Toeplitz and 2 for XOR.
>> This commit changes the representation from bit flags into a value. Because
>> only one hash function will be used at a time, there is no sense using bit
>> flags for it.
> 
> If we ever want to add some kind of control attributes that might
> apply to any hash, we'll want flags again.
> 
> You can just enforce that only one of these hash function bits can be
> set at one time, and be done with it.
> 
Ok, re-spinning with the fix to mlx4_en only.
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