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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>
Jesse Brandeburg 19 years ago
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      drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c

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drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c

@@ -2992,6 +2992,11 @@ e1000_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 		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