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From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: add one ethtool option to set relax ordering mode
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2016 15:11:53 +0100
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On Thu, Dec 08, 2016 at 02:51:37PM +0800, Mao Wenan wrote:
> This patch provides one way to set/unset IXGBE NIC TX and RX
> relax ordering mode, which can be set by ethtool.
> Relax ordering is one mode of 82599 NIC, to enable this mode
> can enhance the performance for some cpu architecure.
> example:
> ethtool -s enp1s0f0 relaxorder off
> ethtool -s enp1s0f0 relaxorder on

Since this is a simple on/off, could it not be done with a feature?
ethtool --feature?

	Andrew