netdev - Re: [net-next PATCH 1/3] ixgbe: Properly disable packet split per-ring when globally disabled

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Date:	Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:08:30 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, gospo@...hat.com,
	peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com, donald.c.skidmore@...el.com
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH 1/3] ixgbe: Properly disable packet split
 per-ring when globally disabled

From: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:47:27 -0700

> From: Peter P Waskiewicz Jr <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com>
> 
> The packet split feature was recently moved out of the adapter-wide flags
> feature field and into a per-Rx ring feature field.  In the process, packet
> split isn't properly disabled in the Rx ring if the adapter has it globally
> disabled, followed by a device reset.
> 
> This won't impact the driver today, since it's always in packet split mode.
> However, this will prevent any pitfalls if someone disables packet split on
> the adapter in the future and doesn't disable it in each ring.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Peter P Waskiewicz Jr <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Don Skidmore <donald.c.skidmore@...el.com>

Applied.
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