netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: stmmac: add drop transmit status feature

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Date:   Tue, 11 Apr 2017 17:04:58 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Joao Pinto <Joao.Pinto@...opsys.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: stmmac: add drop transmit status feature

On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 03:44:10PM +0100, Joao Pinto wrote:
> When the Drop Transmit Status bit is set, the Tx packet status
> received from the MAC is dropped in the MTL. When this bit is reset,
> the Tx packet status received from the MAC is forwarded to the
> application. This feature will cause a performance improvement.

Hi Joao

Is there a reason not to turn this on by default?

   Andrew