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Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] i40e: support selecting hash functions
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 01:01:13 -0700
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On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 09:59:23AM +0200, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> Is it really a good idea to configure this kind of thing at build time?
> Maybe yes, I'm not sure.

Whether it's safe to set at runtime probably depends what happens to the card 
if it gets changed. Do you have to reset the card or the port? Or is it OK if 
it's more dynamic?

Matthew.