On Sun, 15 Jul 2012, Dave, Tushar N wrote: > Somehow setting max payload to 256 from BIOS does not set this value for all > devices. I believe this is a BIOS bug.
And preferably, Linux should complain about it. Since we know it is going to cause problems, and since we know it does happen, we should be raising a ruckus about it in the kernel log (and probably fixing it to min(path) while at it)... Is this something that should be raised as a feature request with the PCI/PCIe subsystem? -- "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot Henrique Holschuh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ E1000-devel mailing list E1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit http://communities.intel.com/community/wired