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Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 11:05:35 -0700 From: Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de> To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org Cc: stable-review@...nel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, Thomas Jarosch <thomas.jarosch@...ra2net.com>, Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net> Subject: [67/71] vmxnet3: Fix inconsistent LRO state after initialization 2.6.38-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let us know. ------------------ From: Thomas Jarosch <thomas.jarosch@...ra2net.com> commit ebde6f8acba92abfc203585198a54f47e83e2cd0 upstream. During initialization of vmxnet3, the state of LRO gets out of sync with netdev->features. This leads to very poor TCP performance in a IP forwarding setup and is hitting many VMware users. Simplified call sequence: 1. vmxnet3_declare_features() initializes "adapter->lro" to true. 2. The kernel automatically disables LRO if IP forwarding is enabled, so vmxnet3_set_flags() gets called. This also updates netdev->features. 3. Now vmxnet3_setup_driver_shared() is called. "adapter->lro" is still set to true and LRO gets enabled again, even though netdev->features shows it's disabled. Fix it by updating "adapter->lro", too. The private vmxnet3 adapter flags are scheduled for removal in net-next, see commit a0d2730c9571aeba793cb5d3009094ee1d8fda35 "net: vmxnet3: convert to hw_features". Patch applies to 2.6.37 / 2.6.38 and 2.6.39-rc6. Please CC: comments. Signed-off-by: Thomas Jarosch <thomas.jarosch@...ra2net.com> Acked-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de> --- drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethtool.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) --- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethtool.c +++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethtool.c @@ -311,6 +311,9 @@ vmxnet3_set_flags(struct net_device *net /* toggle the LRO feature*/ netdev->features ^= NETIF_F_LRO; + /* Update private LRO flag */ + adapter->lro = lro_requested; + /* update harware LRO capability accordingly */ if (lro_requested) adapter->shared->devRead.misc.uptFeatures |= -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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