Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/4] pch_gbe: Fix transmit queue management | From | Eric Dumazet <> | Date | Mon, 02 Dec 2013 08:33:19 -0800 |
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On Mon, 2013-12-02 at 11:16 -0500, David Miller wrote:
> Fragment lists are not to be found in the transmit function of the > driver. Any such SKBs will be linearized or similar first. We do > want to support them in some capacity in the future, but right now > we don't.
Right. Such skb are segmented before reaching the driver, unless driver asserts NETIF_F_FRAGLIST.
So far, only virtual drivers and 2 or 3 others advertise NETIF_F_FRAGLIST 'support'.
I suspect that the '2 or 3 others' are plain bugs, I'll check this.
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