Re: [PATCH] e1000: fix loss of multicast packets

[Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>]

On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 4:26 AM, Dave Boutcher <daveboutcher@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 9:53 PM, Jeff Kirsher
> <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 1:09 AM, David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> wrote:
>>> From: Dave Boutcher <daveboutcher@gmail.com>
>>> Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:05:19 -0500
>>>
>>>> On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 3:44 PM, Jesse Brandeburg
>>>> <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com> wrote:
>>>> > From: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com>
>>>> > This driver fix prepares an array all at once in memory and programs it in
>>>> > one shot to the hardware, not requiring an "erase" cycle.
>>>> >
>>>> > Signed-off-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com>
>>>> > CC: Dave Boutcher <daveboutcher@gmail.com>
>>>>
>>>> Jesse, I just with this patch in my e1000 environment and it works
>>>> great.  Almost 1,000,000 packets exchanged with active
>>>> membership join/drops going on and no packets lost.  Thanks
>>>> for the fast turnaround.
>>>
>>> Thanks for testing Dave.
>>>
>>> Intel folks, can we get this formally submitted soon?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>> --
>>
>> Yes, I have it in my queue.  It should be in the next series of fixes
>> I will be sending out.
>
> At the risk of seeming demanding, an e1000e version as well?  That's
> actually where the problem first showed up.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Dave B
> --

We also have a patch for e1000e as well. :)

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Cheers,
Jeff