netdev - Re: ixgbe RSS not working as expected with 8021q and bridging

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Message-Id: <20100212.115220.206892220.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:52:20 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	esk-netdev@....cs.usu.edu, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: ixgbe RSS not working as expected with 8021q and bridging

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:48:17 +0100

> TX path is supposed to go through dev_pick_tx() & skb_tx_hash(), maybe
> bridging has a shortcut and need a fix, like we also do in pktgen (sorry
> I wont be able to check this before few days)

I just made a quick check and bridging seems lack any such shortcuts
and is a good citizen. :-)

It transmits packets using dev_queue_xmit().
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