netdev - [patch net-next] mlxsw: Change the RX LAG hash function from XOR to CRC

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Date:   Mon, 19 Sep 2016 08:28:24 +0200
From:   Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, eladr@...lanox.com, idosch@...lanox.com,
        yotamg@...lanox.com, nogahf@...lanox.com, ogerlitz@...lanox.com
Subject: [patch net-next] mlxsw: Change the RX LAG hash function from XOR to CRC

From: Elad Raz <eladr@...lanox.com>

Change the RX hash function from XOR to CRC in order to have better
distribution of the traffic.

Signed-off-by: Elad Raz <eladr@...lanox.com>
Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/reg.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/reg.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/reg.h
index 4e2354c..6460c72 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/reg.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/reg.h
@@ -1392,7 +1392,7 @@ static inline void mlxsw_reg_slcr_pack(char *payload, u16 lag_hash)
 {
 	MLXSW_REG_ZERO(slcr, payload);
 	mlxsw_reg_slcr_pp_set(payload, MLXSW_REG_SLCR_PP_GLOBAL);
-	mlxsw_reg_slcr_type_set(payload, MLXSW_REG_SLCR_TYPE_XOR);
+	mlxsw_reg_slcr_type_set(payload, MLXSW_REG_SLCR_TYPE_CRC);
 	mlxsw_reg_slcr_lag_hash_set(payload, lag_hash);
 }
 
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