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Re: [NET]: TSO requires SG, enforce this at device registry.

To: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [NET]: TSO requires SG, enforce this at device registry.
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 02:28:24 -0400
Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
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David S. Miller wrote:
On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 01:50:41 -0400
Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


1) Given current driver implementations of ethtool ioctls, sysadmin is free to create a combination of bits that are IMHO a bug. One can argue that this is an extension of "root can shoot himself in the foot", so who knows.


I made a followon posting proposing ethtool changes which
would enforce the rules there too, did you see it?


Sorry, I didn't see it.  URL or grep string?

        Jeff



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