linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] Add ETHTOOL

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Message-Id: <20070810.154601.98709831.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:46:01 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	greearb@...delatech.com
Cc:	jeff@...zik.org, auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] Add ETHTOOL_[GS]FLAGS sub-ioctls

From: Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:40:02 -0700

> For GSO on output, is there a generic fallback for any driver that
> does not specifically implement GSO?

Absolutely, in fact that's mainly what it's there for.

I don't think there is any issue.  The knob is there via
ethtool for people who really want to disable it.
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