netdev - Re: [stable-2.6.32 PATCH] igb: rx_fifo

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Message-ID: <20101005231948.GA21504@kroah.com>
Date:	Tue, 5 Oct 2010 16:19:48 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Cc:	stable@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org, gospo@...hat.com,
	bphilips@...ell.com, Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [stable-2.6.32 PATCH] igb: rx_fifo_errors counter fix

On Tue, Oct 05, 2010 at 04:04:09PM -0700, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
> 
> Alexey Vlasov reported insane rx_queue_drop_packet_count
> (rx_fifo_errors) values.
> 
> IGB drivers is doing an accumulation for 82575, instead using a zero
> value for rqdpc_total.
> 
> Reported-by: Alexey Vlasov <renton@...ton.name>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
> Tested-by: Emil Tantilov <emil.s.tantilov@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
> ---
> 
>  drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c |    5 ++---

Why isn't this needed in Linus's tree?  If it is in Linus's tree, what
is the git commit id?

Is it needed in .35?  Please, more context...

thanks,

greg k-h
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