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