From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Kok, Auke" Subject: Re: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 4/8] e1000e: lower ring minimum size to 64 Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:12:46 -0700 Message-ID: <480F7C1E.4090900@intel.com> References: <20080423180900.24972.84015.stgit@localhost.localdomain> <20080423180919.24972.67080.stgit@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, netdev@vger.kernel.org To: jeff@garzik.org Return-path: Received: from mga09.intel.com ([134.134.136.24]:3360 "EHLO mga09.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752784AbYDWSNA (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:13:00 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20080423180919.24972.67080.stgit@localhost.localdomain> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Auke Kok wrote: > The lower limit of 80 descriptors in the ring is only valid for > one older 8254x chipset. All e1000e devices can use as low as > 64 descriptors. > > Signed-off-by: Auke Kok Jeff, patch #1-4 are RESENDS, where I omitted the VLAN/TSO fix that PJ will respin. patch 5-8 are trivial patches (partial RESENDS) that I did not see merged yet and I could not find in any of your trees ATM. apologies if I sound pushy - just making sure these don't fall through the cracks ;) Cheers Auke