The patch includes the following fixes: a) On platforms where PAGE_SIZE > 4K, driver will use only required number of pages compared to always using 3 pages. b) Packet split won't be used if the PAGE_SIZE is > 16K c) Adds a statistics counter to splits. d) Setting the non Null ptr to zero sized buffers to solve packet split receive descriptor error e) When the no of pages needed is calculated, the header buffer is not included for a given MTU.
Ganesh. >-----Original Message----- >From: Chilakala, Mallikarjuna >Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 1:38 PM >To: Venkatesan, Ganesh; Ronciak, John >Subject: FW: PATCH net-drivers-2.6 3/8] e1000: Fixes for packet split >related issues > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jeff Garzik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 1:37 PM >To: Chilakala, Mallikarjuna >Cc: netdev >Subject: Re: PATCH net-drivers-2.6 3/8] e1000: Fixes for packet split >related issues > >Malli Chilakala wrote: >> Fixes for packet split related issues >> >> Signed-off-by: Mallikarjuna R Chilakala ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Signed-off-by: Ganesh Venkatesan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Signed-off-by: John Ronciak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Seems OK except for lack of description. Explain _what_ the packet >split issues are, and _why_ your solution is the best workaround for >these problems. > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
