On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:50:46 -0600 Jim Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Subject: Spidernet - remove ETH_ZLEN check in earlier patch > From: James K Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > In an earlier patch, code was added to pad packets that were less that > ETH_ZLEN (60) bytes using the skb_pad function. This has caused hangs > when accessing certain NFS mounted file systems. This patch removes the > check and solves the NFS problem. The driver, with this patch, has been > tested extensively. Please apply. > > > Signed-off-by: James K Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Does the hardware do padding for you? The padding is important for the Ethernet spec, and for security reasons (random memory leakage). -- Stephen Hemminger <[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
