netdev - Re: [PATCH NEXT 0/2] qlcnic: Add Qlogic 1/10Gb Ethernet driver for CNA devices

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Date:	Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:49:28 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	dhananjay.phadke@...gic.com
Cc:	shemminger@...tta.com, amit.salecha@...gic.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH NEXT 0/2] qlcnic: Add Qlogic 1/10Gb Ethernet driver for
 CNA devices

From: Dhananjay Phadke <dhananjay.phadke@...gic.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 14:01:19 -0800

> HW LRO is there already in many drivers under different
> names (RSC, etc). The difference with netxen_nic and
> qlcnic is that it takes care of allowing only local
> flows not breaking across bridging or routing topology.

We've been gradually removing LRO support from drivers and replacing
it with GRO support.

And meanwhile also encouraging device manufacturers to make their
hardware accumulation support more closely align with being able to
offload GRO natively.
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