netdev - RE: [RFC] r8169 : why SG / TX checksum are default disabled

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Date:	Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:34:04 +0800
From:	hayeswang <hayeswang@...ltek.com>
To:	'Francois Romieu' <romieu@...zoreil.com>
CC:	'David Miller' <davem@...emloft.net>, <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [RFC] r8169 : why SG / TX checksum are default disabled

  Francois Romieu [mailto:romieu@...zoreil.com] 
> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 5:01 AM
> To: Hayeswang
> Cc: 'David Miller'; eric.dumazet@...il.com; netdev@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [RFC] r8169 : why SG / TX checksum are default disabled
> 
[...]
> 
> Btw, would there be any point in setting the TcpHeaderOffset field for
> the post-8168c chipsets ?

It is used to tell the haredware where the TCP header starts from. I think it is
reserved for ipv6.
 
Best Regards,
Hayes

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