netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 14/16] Intel net drivers: convert to ndo_fix

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Message-ID: <AANLkTin8Q322ybP=kqGHHaVHynW9BvmECc7Sf+y460Xo@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Sun, 23 Jan 2011 23:06:32 -0800
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	Michał Mirosław <mirq-linux@...e.qmqm.pl>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 14/16] Intel net drivers: convert to ndo_fix_features

2011/1/22 Michał Mirosław <mirq-linux@...e.qmqm.pl>:
> Private rx_csum flags are now duplicate of netdev->features & NETIF_F_RXCSUM.
> Removing this needs deeper surgery.
>
> Since ixgbevf doesn't change hardware state on RX csum enable/disable
> its reset is avoided.
>
> Things noticed:
>  - e1000, e1000e and ixgb have RX csum disabled by default
>  - HW VLAN acceleration probably can be toggled, but it's left as is
>  - the resets on RX csum offload change can probably be avoided
>  - there is A LOT of copy-and-pasted code here
>
> Signed-off-by: Michał Mirosław <mirq-linux@...e.qmqm.pl>
> ---
>  drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethtool.c  |   69 ------------------------------------
>  drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c     |   30 +++++++++++++--
>  drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c       |   62 --------------------------------
>  drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c        |   30 +++++++++++++--
>  drivers/net/igb/igb_ethtool.c      |   67 ----------------------------------
>  drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c         |   33 +++++++++++++----
>  drivers/net/igbvf/ethtool.c        |   57 -----------------------------
>  drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c         |   25 ++++++++++---
>  drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb.h            |    2 +
>  drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_ethtool.c    |   59 +------------------------------
>  drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c       |   31 ++++++++++++++--
>  drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c  |   65 ---------------------------------
>  drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c     |   31 +++++++++++-----
>  drivers/net/ixgbevf/ethtool.c      |   46 ------------------------
>  drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c |   26 +++++++++++---
>  15 files changed, 172 insertions(+), 461 deletions(-)
>

I have applied this patch for review and testing to my tree

I have also applied the 1-13 patches just for testing purposes, so
that we can adequately test the changes to the Intel Wired drivers

-- 
Cheers,
Jeff
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