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From: Frank Blaschka <blaschka@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
To: "Michał Mirosław" <mirqus@gmail.com>
Cc: davem@davemloft.net, netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-s390@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 1/9] [PATCH] qeth: convert to hw_features part 2
Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 13:59:59 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110512115959.GA37368@tuxmaker.boeblingen.de.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTimUq-6E1F_ns_jTvXuYoPU-sLUmqw@mail.gmail.com>

On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 01:25:51PM +0200, Michał Mirosław wrote:
> W dniu 12 maja 2011 13:10 użytkownik Frank Blaschka
> <blaschka@linux.vnet.ibm.com> napisał:
> > On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 10:12:51AM +0200, Michał Mirosław wrote:
> >> W dniu 12 maja 2011 09:21 użytkownik Frank Blaschka
> >> <blaschka@linux.vnet.ibm.com> napisał:
> >> > On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 07:59:45AM +0200, Michał Mirosław wrote:
> >> >> 2011/5/12  <frank.blaschka@de.ibm.com>:
> >> >> > Set rx csum default to hw checksumming again.
> >> >> > Remove sysfs interface for rx csum (checksumming) and TSO (large_send).
> >> >> > With the new hw_features it does not work to keep the old sysfs
> >> >> > interface in parallel. Convert options.checksum_type to new hw_features.
> >> >> [...]
> >> >> > +               /* hw may have changed during offline or recovery */
> >> >> > +               if (!qeth_is_supported(card, IPA_INBOUND_CHECKSUM)) {
> >> >> [...]
> >> >>
> >> >> This check should go to ndo_fix_features callback. If it fails then
> >> >> just return features &~NETIF_F_RXCSUM from there ...
> >> >>
> > Ok so all I have to do to complete this is to remove
> >  card->dev->hw_features &= ~NETIF_F_RXCSUM;
> > from here (ndo_fix_feature has already the check)?
> >
> > Since we might be in recovery it is smarter to keep the support check here so we
> > do not have to use try and error approach to see if capabilities have
> > changed. Do you aggree?
> 
> The key is that the driver should call netdev_update_features()
> whenever some conditions affecting available features might have
> changed. If you can keep the checks contained inside ndo_fix_features
> callback, you can avoid caring about the offloads in the recovery
> process.
Ok, we have this now.
> 
> There's also the question what happens when packets are queued while
> there's ongoing recovery? Simplest way would be to drop them all until
> recovery completes.
Since this is RX processing there is nothing queued during recovery. But
you are right for tx csum or TSO we have to think about this. For now
I would like to complete this patch.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Michał Mirosław
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  reply	other threads:[~2011-05-12 12:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-05-12  5:43 [patch 0/9] [resend] s390: network feature patches for net-next frank.blaschka
2011-05-12  5:43 ` [patch 1/9] [PATCH] qeth: convert to hw_features part 2 frank.blaschka
2011-05-12  5:59   ` Michał Mirosław
2011-05-12  7:21     ` Frank Blaschka
2011-05-12  8:12       ` Michał Mirosław
2011-05-12 11:10         ` Frank Blaschka
2011-05-12 11:25           ` Michał Mirosław
2011-05-12 11:59             ` Frank Blaschka [this message]
2011-05-12 22:02               ` David Miller
2011-05-12  5:43 ` [patch 2/9] [PATCH] qeth: add OSA concurrent hardware trap frank.blaschka
2011-05-12  5:43 ` [patch 3/9] [PATCH] qeth: add owner to ccw driver frank.blaschka
2011-05-12  5:43 ` [patch 4/9] [PATCH] claw: remove unused return code handling frank.blaschka
2011-05-12  5:43 ` [patch 5/9] [PATCH] lcs: get rid of compile warning frank.blaschka
2011-05-12  5:43 ` [patch 6/9] [PATCH] ctcm: " frank.blaschka
2011-05-12  5:43 ` [patch 7/9] [PATCH] iucv: " frank.blaschka
2011-05-12  5:43 ` [patch 8/9] [PATCH] af_iucv: " frank.blaschka
2011-05-12  5:43 ` [patch 9/9] [PATCH] convert old cpumask API into new one frank.blaschka
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2011-05-13  4:45 [patch 0/9] [resend v2] s390: network feature patches for net-next frank.blaschka
2011-05-13  4:45 ` [patch 1/9] [PATCH] qeth: convert to hw_features part 2 frank.blaschka
2011-05-13  7:38   ` Michał Mirosław
2011-05-13  7:57     ` Frank Blaschka
2011-05-13  8:07   ` Michał Mirosław
2011-05-10 11:50 [patch 0/9] s390: network feature patches for net-next frank.blaschka
2011-05-10 11:50 ` [patch 1/9] [PATCH] qeth: convert to hw_features part 2 frank.blaschka
2011-05-10 13:19   ` Michał Mirosław
2011-05-10 14:09     ` Frank Blaschka
2011-05-10 14:33       ` Michał Mirosław

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