[Bridge] [PATCH net-next] bridge: Add ability to always enable TSO/UFO

Toshiaki Makita makita.toshiaki at lab.ntt.co.jp
Thu Dec 11 02:04:44 UTC 2014


On 2014/12/11 4:50, David Miller wrote:
> From: Toshiaki Makita <makita.toshiaki at lab.ntt.co.jp>
> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 11:43:14 +0900
> 
>> -	features &= ~NETIF_F_ONE_FOR_ALL;
>> +	features &= ~NETIF_F_ONE_FOR_ALL | NETIF_F_GSO_SOFTWARE;
> 
> I don't think this is the expression you intend to use.

Thank you, but this is really my intended expression.

"features &= ~NETIF_F_ONE_FOR_ALL" drops all of ONE_FOR_ALL bits
including GSO_SOFTWARE.
But I want to leave GSO_SOFTWARE bits here.

> 
> I think you meant:
> 
> 	features &= ~(NETIF_F_ONE_FOR_ALL | NETIF_F_GSO_SOFTWARE);

ONE_FOR_ALL already includes GSO_SOFTWARE.

> 
> Or:
> 
> 	features = ~NETIF_F_ONE_FOR_ALL;
> 	features |= NETIF_F_GSO_SOFTWARE;

This way, users cannot drop TSO/UFO by ethtool.

Thanks,
Toshiaki Makita



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