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From: Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hp.com>
Subject: Re: MAX_SKB_FRAGS and GRO
Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:53:51 -0800
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>>First of all this isn't GRO, but RSC.  With GRO we impose extra
>>restrictions on what packets can be merged while RSC is more
>>permissive.
> 
> 
> Herbert is right.  Just for clarity lets not call it "hardware GRO" but 
> instead just call it RSC or hardware RSC (receive side coalescing)

I'll paint a stripe on the bikeshed and suggest something even more 
explicit - if it is the hardware, how about HRC (Hardware Receive 
Coalescing) or NRC (Nic Receive Coalescing).

rick jones