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| author |   Michael Marineau <marineam@gentoo.org> | 2008-02-22 23:48:42 +0000 |
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| committer | Michael Marineau <marineam@gentoo.org> | 2008-02-22 23:48:42 +0000 |
| commit | 03c9445642841756b9c5fb6d5ff7873d0adcad7d (patch) | |
| tree | 39234eb1416d0fa0b113b8e5a050d33f60ec1246 /tags/2.6.20-5/21665-linux-2.6-disable-netback-checksum.patch | |
| parent | update readme for 2.6.21 (diff) | |
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Releasing 2.6.20-5
svn path=/patches/; revision=73
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diff --git a/tags/2.6.20-5/21665-linux-2.6-disable-netback-checksum.patch b/tags/2.6.20-5/21665-linux-2.6-disable-netback-checksum.patch new file mode 100644 index 0000000..18b4dae --- /dev/null +++ b/tags/2.6.20-5/21665-linux-2.6-disable-netback-checksum.patch @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +From: Herbert Xu <herbert.xu@redhat.com> +Subject: Re: Final resolution for the checksum problems + + +Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com> wrote: +> +>> > Alternatively we could just make netback default tx checksums to off +>> > which should have a similar effect as disabling it on virbr0. +>> +>> This seems like a simpler path than introducing new infrastructure for +>> scripts to run every time the interface is brought up/down. And then +>> it's even easier to remove the "trigger" when we get the functionality +>> in the kernel +> +> I agree - this would be even simpler. + +Here is a patch which does just that. + +Cheers, +-- +Visit Openswan at http://www.openswan.org/ +Email: Herbert Xu ~{PmV>HI~} <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> +Home Page: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/ +PGP Key: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/pubkey.txt +-- +--- a/drivers/xen/netback/interface.c 2007-04-28 11:57:31.000000000 +1000 ++++ b/drivers/xen/netback/interface.c 2007-05-02 19:58:16.000000000 +1000 +@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ + dev->open = net_open; + dev->stop = net_close; + dev->change_mtu = netbk_change_mtu; +- dev->features = NETIF_F_IP_CSUM; + + SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(dev, &network_ethtool_ops); + + + |