netdev - Re: [PATCH] netxen: fix LRO disable warning

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Date:	Mon, 28 Mar 2011 07:17:46 +0200
From:	Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@...hat.com>
To:	Amit Salecha <amit.salecha@...gic.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	"eric.dumazet@...il.com" <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ameen Rahman <ameen.rahman@...gic.com>,
	Rajesh Borundia <rajesh.borundia@...gic.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] netxen: fix LRO disable warning

On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 12:33:43AM -0500, Amit Salecha wrote:
> > >> > netxen_nic_set_flags() rejects data if other flag than
> > ETH_FLAG_LRO
> > >> is set.
> > >> > Driver also supports NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_TX.
> > >> > Now compare data with ethtool_op_get_flags(), to get all supported
> > >> features.
> > >> >
> > >> > Reported-by: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <jdb@...x.dk>
> > >> > Signed-off-by: Rajesh Borundia <rajesh.borundia@...gic.com>
> > >> > Signed-off-by: Amit Kumar Salecha <amit.salecha@...gic.com>
> > >> > ---
> > >>
> > >> Hmm, it would be really nice you provide more information for stable
> > >> teams.
> > >>
> > >> If I am not mistaken, bug was introduced in 2.6.36 ?
> > >>
> > > No, It was introduced in 2.6.37, when ETH_FLAG_TXVLAN and
> > ETH_FLAG_RXVLAN introduced.
> > > Yes it should also make into 2.6.37.4 stable kernel.
> >
> > Applied, but 2.6.37.x maintainence has ceased so there is no point
> > worrying about this patch for that stable branch any longer.

2.6.38 needs that fix as well ...

> I thought you will apply patch from Stanislaw Gruszka (net: fix ethtool->set_flags not intended -EINVAL return value), which is more generic and takes care of all drivers.
> 
> David, you are not cc in that patch. I will forward you, in case you miss it.

Patch is here:
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/88060/

I could also repost rebased patch if needed.

Stanislaw
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