netdev - Re: [PATCH] sky2: disable rx checksum on Yukon XL

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Date:	Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:10:10 -0500
From:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sky2: disable rx checksum on Yukon XL

Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> The Marvell Yukon XL chipset appears to have a hardware glitch
> where it will repeat the checksum of the last packet. Of course, this is
> timing sensitive and only happens sometimes...
> 
> More info: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9381
> 
> As a workaround just disable hardware checksumming by default on
> this chip version. The earlier workaround for PCIX, dual port
> was also on Yukon XL so don't need to disable checksumming there.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>

applied #upstream-fixes


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