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ibmvnic: Remove skb->protocol checks in ibmvnic_xmit

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Having these checks in ibmvnic_xmit causes problems with VLAN
tagging and balance-alb/tlb bonding modes. The restriction they
imposed can be removed.

Signed-off-by: John Allen <jallen@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Nathan Fontenot <nfont@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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John Allen 2018-02-09 13:19:46 -06:00 committed by David S. Miller
parent 941ff6f11c
commit 2fa56a4944
1 changed files with 1 additions and 4 deletions
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drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
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@ -1419,10 +1419,7 @@ static int ibmvnic_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
hdrs += 2;
}
/* determine if l2/3/4 headers are sent to firmware */
if ((*hdrs >> 7) & 1 &&
(skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP) ||
skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6) ||
skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_ARP))) {
if ((*hdrs >> 7) & 1) {
build_hdr_descs_arr(tx_buff, &num_entries, *hdrs);
tx_crq.v1.n_crq_elem = num_entries;
tx_buff->indir_arr[0] = tx_crq;