netdev - Re: [net] e1000: Small packets may get corrupted during padding by HW

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Message-Id: <20120917.123113.458101376016589070.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:31:13 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	tushar.n.dave@...el.com
Cc:	john.r.fastabend@...el.com, mirqus@...il.com,
	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	gospo@...hat.com, sassmann@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [net] e1000: Small packets may get corrupted during padding by
 HW

From: "Dave, Tushar N" <tushar.n.dave@...el.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 07:33:12 +0000

> No because it is quite normal to have packet < ETH_ZLEN. e.g. ARP packets.

You're optimizing for ARP packets?  You're kidding right?
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