netdev - Re: [PATCH] e1000: fix loss of multicast packets

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Date:	Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:53:54 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	daveboutcher@...il.com, jesse.brandeburg@...el.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] e1000: fix loss of multicast packets

On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 1:09 AM, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
> From: Dave Boutcher <daveboutcher@...il.com>
> Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:05:19 -0500
>
>> On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 3:44 PM, Jesse Brandeburg
>> <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com> wrote:
>> > From: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>
>> > This driver fix prepares an array all at once in memory and programs it in
>> > one shot to the hardware, not requiring an "erase" cycle.
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>
>> > CC: Dave Boutcher <daveboutcher@...il.com>
>>
>> Jesse, I just with this patch in my e1000 environment and it works
>> great.  Almost 1,000,000 packets exchanged with active
>> membership join/drops going on and no packets lost.  Thanks
>> for the fast turnaround.
>
> Thanks for testing Dave.
>
> Intel folks, can we get this formally submitted soon?
>
> Thanks.
> --

Yes, I have it in my queue.  It should be in the next series of fixes
I will be sending out.

-- 
Cheers,
Jeff
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