netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/2 net-next v3.16]r8169: Disable set bit multicast enable per multicast address.

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Date:	Sun, 27 Mar 2016 19:31:50 +0300
From:	Corcodel Marian <asd@...ian1000.go.ro>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2 net-next v3.16]r8169:  Disable set bit multicast
 enable per multicast address.

On Sat, 26 Mar 2016 10:18:46 -0700
Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 2016-03-26 at 12:57 +0200, Corcodel Marian wrote:
> >  This patch correct set bit multicast enable only once per
> > set_rx_mode invocation.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Corcodel Marian <asd@...ian1000.go.ro>
> > ---
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c | 3 +--
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
> > b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c index 7f6fb1f..f7b0dfb 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
> > @@ -4619,12 +4619,11 @@ static void rtl_set_rx_mode(struct
> > net_device *dev) } else {
> >  		struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;
> >  
> > -		rx_mode = AcceptBroadcast | AcceptMyPhys;
> > +		rx_mode = AcceptBroadcast | AcceptMyPhys |
> > AcceptMulticast; mc_filter[1] = mc_filter[0] = 0;
> >  		netdev_for_each_mc_addr(ha, dev) {
> >  			int bit_nr = ether_crc(ETH_ALEN, ha->addr)
> > >> 26; mc_filter[bit_nr >> 5] |= 1 << (bit_nr & 31);
> > -			rx_mode |= AcceptMulticast;
> >  		}
> >  	}
> >  
> 
> If the list is empty, why should we enable AcceptMulticast ?
> 
> 
> 

I not experienced list empty, allways on my case exist bit_nr variable.