Re: [PATCH/RFC] e1000: Check for hw type before enabling ipv6 TSO

Sridhar Samudrala wrote: I think the check for hw type is missing in e1000_set_tso() before enabling ipv6 TSO. e1000_probe() makes sure that NETIF_F_TSO6 is set only if hw.mac_type > e1000_82547_rev_2. But this is not done in e1000_set_tso() that gets called when trying to enable TSO using ethto

[PATCH/RFC] e1000: Check for hw type before enabling ipv6 TSO

I think the check for hw type is missing in e1000_set_tso() before enabling ipv6 TSO. e1000_probe() makes sure that NETIF_F_TSO6 is set only if hw.mac_type > e1000_82547_rev_2. But this is not done in e1000_set_tso() that gets called when trying to enable TSO using ethtool. I noticed this problem