82571 and newer chispets don't need to limit desc. length to 4kb and can handle 8kb sizes.
Signed-off-by: Jesse Brandeburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Signed-off-by: Auke Kok <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c | 5 +++++ 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c index f19b43c..95bbb2d 100644 --- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c @@ -2992,6 +2992,11 @@ e1000_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, st return NETDEV_TX_OK; } + /* 82571 and newer doesn't need the workaround that limited descriptor + * length to 4kB */ + if (adapter->hw.mac_type >= e1000_82571) + max_per_txd = 8192; + #ifdef NETIF_F_TSO mss = skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size; /* The controller does a simple calculation to --- Auke Kok <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html