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=46rom: "\"Oleg A. Arkhangelsky\"" <sysoleg@yandex.ru>
Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2010 11:18:46 +0400

>=20
>=20
> 03.10.2010, 03:17, "Richard Scobie" <richard@sauce.co.nz>:
>=20
>> In the README for ixgbe-2.1.4, is says:
>>
>> " Disable GRO when routing/bridging
>> =A0=A0=A0---------------------------------
>> =A0=A0=A0Due to a known kernel issue, GRO must be turned off when
>> routing/bridging.
>> =A0=A0=A0GRO can be turned off via ethtool."
>>
>=20
> This information is true for LRO, not GRO.

Right.

> I believe that this appeared when ixgbe was converted from LRO
> to GRO and all occurrences of LRO was blindly replaced by GRO
> everywhere.

Someome please submit a patch to fix this, thanks.