netdev - Re: [PATCH net] amd-xgbe: Fix jumbo MTU processing on newer hardware

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Date:   Wed, 15 Mar 2017 17:40:51 -0500
From:   Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] amd-xgbe: Fix jumbo MTU processing on newer hardware

On 3/15/2017 5:37 PM, David Miller wrote:
> From: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
> Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 15:11:23 -0500
>
>> Newer hardware does not provide a cumulative payload length when multiple
>> descriptors are needed to handle the data. Once the MTU increases beyond
>> the size that can be handled by a single descriptor, the SKB does not get
>> built properly by the driver.
>>
>> The driver will now calculate the size of the data buffers used by the
>> hardware.  The first buffer of the first descriptor is for packet headers
>> or packet headers and data when the headers can't be split. Subsequent
>> descriptors in a multi-descriptor chain will not use the first buffer. The
>> second buffer is used by all the descriptors in the chain for payload data.
>> Based on whether the driver is processing the first, intermediate, or last
>> descriptor it can calculate the buffer usage and build the SKB properly.
>>
>> Tested and verified on both old and new hardware.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
>
> Applied, thanks Tom.

Thanks David.  This is another patch for 4.10 stable. Can you please
queue it up?

Thanks,
Tom

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