From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ivan Vecera Subject: [PATCH net] tg3: update rx_jumbo_pending ring param only when jumbo frames are enabled Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 14:51:08 +0200 Message-ID: <1397739068-14240-1-git-send-email-ivecera@redhat.com> Cc: mchan@broadcom.com To: netdev@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:53496 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756162AbaDQNY4 (ORCPT ); Thu, 17 Apr 2014 09:24:56 -0400 Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: The patch fixes a problem with dropped jumbo frames after usage of 'ethtool -G ... rx'. Scenario: 1. ip link set eth0 up 2. ethtool -G eth0 rx N # <- This zeroes rx-jumbo 3. ip link set mtu 9000 dev eth0 The ethtool command set rx_jumbo_pending to zero so any received jumbo packets are dropped and you need to use 'ethtool -G eth0 rx-jumbo N' to workaround the issue. The patch changes the logic so rx_jumbo_pending value is changed only if jumbo frames are enabled (MTU > 1500). Signed-off-by: Ivan Vecera --- drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c index b9f7022..e5d95c5 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c @@ -12286,7 +12286,9 @@ static int tg3_set_ringparam(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_ringparam *e if (tg3_flag(tp, MAX_RXPEND_64) && tp->rx_pending > 63) tp->rx_pending = 63; - tp->rx_jumbo_pending = ering->rx_jumbo_pending; + + if (tg3_flag(tp, JUMBO_RING_ENABLE)) + tp->rx_jumbo_pending = ering->rx_jumbo_pending; for (i = 0; i < tp->irq_max; i++) tp->napi[i].tx_pending = ering->tx_pending; -- 1.8.3.2