netdev - Re: [PATCH] sky2: jumbo frame regression fix

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Message-ID: <4702EB4A.4000208@pobox.com>
Date:	Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:07:22 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	pomac@...or.com, Linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sky2: jumbo frame regression fix

Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> Remove unneeded check that caused problems with jumbo frame sizes.
> The check was recently added and is wrong.
> When using jumbo frames the sky2 driver does fragmentation, so
> rx_data_size is less than mtu.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
> 
> --- a/drivers/net/sky2.c	2007-10-02 17:56:31.000000000 -0700
> +++ b/drivers/net/sky2.c	2007-10-02 17:58:56.000000000 -0700
> @@ -2163,9 +2163,6 @@ static struct sk_buff *sky2_receive(stru
>  	sky2->rx_next = (sky2->rx_next + 1) % sky2->rx_pending;
>  	prefetch(sky2->rx_ring + sky2->rx_next);
>  
> -	if (length < ETH_ZLEN || length > sky2->rx_data_size)
> -		goto len_error;
> -

2.6.23?  2.6.24?  enquiring minds want to know...


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