To: Alexander Duyck <alexander.duyck@gmail.com>
Cc: e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
       netdev <netdev@vger.kernel.org>, bruce.w.allan@intel.com
Subject: Re: 2.6.31 regression: e1000e jumbo frames no longer work:  'Unsupported MTU setting'
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From: Nix <nix@esperi.org.uk>
Emacs: don't cry -- it won't help.
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:51:18 +0100
In-Reply-To: <5f2db9d90909261914l3a927f4cya1dc5e4548688bce@mail.gmail.com> (Alexander Duyck's message of "Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:14:55 -0700")
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On 27 Sep 2009, Alexander Duyck said:
> It looks like the problem is that the 82574 and 82583 seem to have
> their max_hw_frame_size values swapped.  You might try applying the
> patch below.  I am not sure if it will apply since I hand generated it

Applies fine: works fine. Thank you!

> using the git patch that seems to have introduced the problem, and I
> am sending the patch through an untested account that may mangle the
> patch.

Unmangled.

>        I will see about submitting an official patch for this
> sometime next few days.

I wonder if this belongs in -stable? People with an 82574 who are using
jumbo frames may well find their networks not coming up, if like me
they set a bunch of properties in one /sbin/ip call.
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