linux/include
Ben Hutchings 2d7c79390e ethtool: Correct description of 'max_coalesced_frames' fields
The current descriptions state that these fields specify 'How many
packets to delay ... after a packet ...' which implies that the
hardware should wait for (max_coalesced_frames + 1) completions before
generating an interrupt.  It is also stated that setting both this
field and the corresponding 'coalesce_usecs' field to 0 is invalid.
Together, this implies that the hardware must always be configured
to delay a completion IRQ for at least 1 usec or 1 more completion.

I believe that the addition of 1 is not intended, and David Miller
confirms that the original implementation (in tg3) does not do this.
Clarify the descriptions of these fields to avoid this interpretation.

Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-08-16 16:36:14 -07:00
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acpi Merge branch 'apei-release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-acpi-2.6 2011-08-03 21:53:27 -10:00
asm-generic Merge branch 'next/cross-platform' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm/linux-arm-soc 2011-07-26 17:12:10 -07:00
crypto
drm drm: Separate EDID Header Check from EDID Block Check 2011-08-04 14:39:35 +01:00
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linux ethtool: Correct description of 'max_coalesced_frames' fields 2011-08-16 16:36:14 -07:00
math-emu
media [media] V4L: initial driver for ov5642 CMOS sensor 2011-07-27 17:56:09 -03:00
mtd
net af_iucv: add HiperSockets transport 2011-08-13 01:10:16 -07:00
pcmcia Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/brodo/pcmcia-2.6 2011-07-31 06:23:08 -10:00
rdma atomic: use <linux/atomic.h> 2011-07-26 16:49:47 -07:00
rxrpc atomic: use <linux/atomic.h> 2011-07-26 16:49:47 -07:00
scsi Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.open-osd.org/linux-open-osd 2011-08-06 22:56:03 -07:00
sound Merge branch 'v4l_for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-2.6 2011-07-30 00:08:53 -07:00
target target: Bump version to v4.1.0-rc1-ml 2011-07-22 09:37:49 +00:00
trace Merge branch 'for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tytso/ext4 2011-08-01 13:56:03 -10:00
video OMAP: DSS2: Remove unused opt_clock_available 2011-07-25 10:22:05 +03:00
xen xen/balloon: memory hotplug support for Xen balloon driver 2011-07-25 20:57:08 -07:00
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