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| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/ethtool.h | 6 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/ethtool.h b/include/linux/ethtool.h index 42378b34ae8f..3829712ccc05 100644 --- a/include/linux/ethtool.h +++ b/include/linux/ethtool.h @@ -173,6 +173,12 @@ struct ethtool_eeprom { * would cause interrupts to never be generated. To disable * coalescing, set usecs = 0 and max_frames = 1. * + * Some implementations ignore the value of max_frames and use the + * condition: + * time_since_first_completion >= usecs + * This is deprecated. Drivers for hardware that does not support + * counting completions should validate that max_frames == !rx_usecs. + * * Adaptive RX/TX coalescing is an algorithm implemented by some * drivers to improve latency under low packet rates and improve * throughput under high packet rates. Some drivers only implement |
