netdev - Re: [PATCH] davinci_emac.c: Fix IFF

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Message-ID: <CAJTyqKOAB8yy96sK=jQJv2TbCHn6JVqNSba-16z6RpWbhpM4dg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:59:54 +0200
From:	Mariusz Ceier <mceier+kernel@...il.com>
To:	Mugunthan V N <mugunthanvnm@...com>
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.csengg@...il.com>,
	Jingoo Han <jg1.han@...sung.com>,
	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] davinci_emac.c: Fix IFF_ALLMULTI setup

Yes of course ;) This was my first patch for the kernel. I will
remember about v2 tag next time.

Thanks,
Mariusz Ceier

On 21 October 2013 19:50, Mugunthan V N <mugunthanvnm@...com> wrote:
> On Monday 21 October 2013 11:15 PM, Mariusz Ceier wrote:
>> When IFF_ALLMULTI flag is set on interface and IFF_PROMISC isn't,
>> emac_dev_mcast_set should only enable RX of multicasts and reset
>> MACHASH registers.
>>
>> It does this, but afterwards it either sets up multicast MACs
>> filtering or disables RX of multicasts and resets MACHASH registers
>> again, rendering IFF_ALLMULTI flag useless.
>>
>> This patch fixes emac_dev_mcast_set, so that multicast MACs filtering and
>> disabling of RX of multicasts are skipped when IFF_ALLMULTI flag is set.
>>
>> Tested with kernel 2.6.37.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Mariusz Ceier <mceier+kernel@...il.com>
>> ---
> Can you add [PATCH v2] in your subject in future so that it will be
> easier to the maintainer to pick the latest version of the patch.
>
> Acked-by: Mugunthan V N <mugunthanvnm@...com>
>
> Regards
> Mugunthan V N
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