From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
To: "Laurent Chavey" <chavey@google.com>
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: bond_compute_features() does not handle devices with different CSUM
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 10:19:07 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070530101907.28a131ab@freepuppy> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <97949e3e0705300958u1e162f14k3abdca2d8663c4b@mail.gmail.com>
On Wed, 30 May 2007 09:58:38 -0700
"Laurent Chavey" <chavey@google.com> wrote:
> should we then move/integrate that code as part of the bonding driver ?
>
>
> On 5/30/07, Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
> > On Tue, 29 May 2007 17:41:45 -0700
> > "Laurent Chavey" <chavey@google.com> wrote:
> >
> > > kernel version <= 2.6.20.1
> > > file drivers/net/bonding/bonding_main.c
> > > function bond_compute_features()
> > >
> > > -----------
> > > Given a system with two different NIC. One driver sets
> > > dev->features |= NETIF_F_HW_CSUM
> > > the other driver sets
> > > dev->features |= NETIF_F_IP_CSUM
> > >
> > > when enslaving the 2 device above, bond_compute_features()
> > > does not set the intersection of the 2 CSUM
> > > features (should be NETIF_F_IP_CSUM)
> > > -----------
> > >
> > > should the bond features in the case above include NETIF_F_IP_CSUM
> > > -
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> >
> > The bridge code already has a more complete/complex recompute
> > routine to handle this.
> >
> > --
> > Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
> >
Sure, that would be easier for maintenance.
--
Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-05-30 17:30 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-05-30 0:41 bond_compute_features() does not handle devices with different CSUM Laurent Chavey
2007-05-30 2:47 ` Laurent Chavey
2007-05-30 11:03 ` Michael Buesch
2007-05-30 15:16 ` Laurent Chavey
2007-05-30 15:18 ` Laurent Chavey
2007-05-30 16:27 ` Stephen Hemminger
2007-05-30 16:58 ` Laurent Chavey
2007-05-30 17:19 ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]
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