RE: Extremely slow network with e1000 & ip_conntrack

Feldman, Scott
2003-12-04T07:24:40Z

> > > > 2.4.22 82540EM N
> > > > 2.5.26 82540EM N
> > > > 2.5.46 82540EM Y
> > > > 2.6.0-test10 82540EM Y
> > > > 2.6.0-test11 82540EM Y
> > > > 2.6.0-test11 82547EI N
> > > > 2.4.22nptlsmp 82547EI N
>
> In e1000, check this out:
>
> #ifdef NETIF_F_TSO
> if((adapter->hw.mac_type >= e1000_82544) &&
> (adapter->hw.mac_type != e1000_82547))
> netdev->features |= NETIF_F_TSO;
> #endif

Oh, I forgot one thing: 82540 is actually greater than 82544. The
comparison is chronological order, not numerical. This is the order the
controllers where released:

82542
82543
82544
82540
82545
82546
82541
82547

Don't ask.

-scott