[PATCH 1/2] net: mvneta: introduce tx_csum_limit property

[Russell King - ARM Linux]

On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 04:27:22PM +0200, Simon Guinot wrote:
> This patch introduces the tx_csum_limit DT property. This allows to
> configure the maximum frame size for which the Ethernet controller is
> able to perform TCP/IP checksumming. If MTU is set to a value greater
> than tx_csum_limit, then the features NETIF_F_IP_CSUM and NETIF_F_TSO
> are disabled.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Simon Guinot <simon.guinot at sequanux.org>
> Cc: <stable at vger.kernel.org> # v3.8+

Sorry, I just tripped over this.  This looks like a patch adding a new
_feature_ to this ethernet driver.  It isn't a regression fix, and it
isn't a bug fix.  Why are you wanting to get it into stable kernels,
which are supposed to only have bug and regression fixes applied?

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