netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] ethtool: correct {GS}CHANNELS and {GS}RXFH conflict

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Message-Id: <20160216.152015.2100460835710785492.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 16 Feb 2016 15:20:15 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jacob.e.keller@...el.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, moorray3@...pl
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] ethtool: correct {GS}CHANNELS and {GS}RXFH
 conflict

From: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
Date: Mon,  8 Feb 2016 16:05:02 -0800

> This patch series fixes up ethtool_set_channels operation which
> allowed modifying the RXFH table indirectly by reducing the number of
> queues below the current max queue used by the Rx flow table. Most
> drivers incorrectly allowed this to destroy the Rx flow table and
> would then start by reinitializing it to default settings. However,
> drivers are not able to correctly handle the conflict since there was
> no way to differentiate between the default settings and the user
> requested explicit settings.
 ...

Patches 1-3 applied to net-next, thanks.