e1000: FIX: Don't limit descriptor size to 4kb for PCI-E adapters 82571 and newer chispets don't need to limit desc. length to 4kb and can handle 8kb sizes. Signed-off-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Auke Kok <auke-jan.h.kok@intel.com>
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c index 7362e12..e75909e 100644 --- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -2992,6 +2992,11 @@ 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