From: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimam...@ct.jp.nec.com> Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 00:54:31 +0000
>> Subject: Re: [PATCH v5] ixgbe: Add module parameter to disable VLAN filter >> >> From: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimam...@ct.jp.nec.com> >> Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 13:10:49 +0000 >> >> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c >> > b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c >> > index 263cb40..b45570f 100644 >> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c >> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c >> > @@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ module_param(allow_unsupported_sfp, uint, 0); >> > MODULE_PARM_DESC(allow_unsupported_sfp, >> > "Allow unsupported and untested SFP+ modules on 82599-based >> > adapters"); >> > >> > +static unsigned int disable_hw_vlan_filter; >> > +module_param(disable_hw_vlan_filter, uint, 0); >> > +MODULE_PARM_DESC(disable_hw_vlan_filter, "Disable HW VLAN filter"); >> >> Sorry, module parameters like this are not allowed. >> >> You must use a generic, portable interface, to configure networking >> device settings. > > Could you please tell me which interface is good for this? You will have to adjust the ixgbe driver such that, at run time, the chip can be reset/restarted/whatever so that the VLAN filter can be disabled. Then you can add an ethtool knob for this, which then any other driver with the same issue can use. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
