@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ static inline int find_next_netdev_feature(u64 feature, unsigned long start)
/* changeable features with no special hardware requirements */
#define NETIF_F_SOFT_FEATURES (NETIF_F_GSO | NETIF_F_GRO)
+/* Changeable features with no special hardware requirements that defaults to off. */
+#define NETIF_F_SOFT_FEATURES_OFF NETIF_F_GRO_LIST
+
#define NETIF_F_VLAN_FEATURES (NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_FILTER | \
NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_RX | \
NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_TX | \
@@ -8730,7 +8730,7 @@ int register_netdevice(struct net_device *dev)
/* Transfer changeable features to wanted_features and enable
* software offloads (GSO and GRO).
*/
- dev->hw_features |= NETIF_F_SOFT_FEATURES;
+ dev->hw_features |= (NETIF_F_SOFT_FEATURES | NETIF_F_SOFT_FEATURES_OFF);
dev->features |= NETIF_F_SOFT_FEATURES;
if (dev->netdev_ops->ndo_udp_tunnel_add) {
The previous patch added the NETIF_F_GRO_LIST feature. This is a software feature that should default to off. Current software features default to on, so add a new feature set that defaults to off. Signed-off-by: Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@secunet.com> --- include/linux/netdev_features.h | 3 +++ net/core/dev.c | 2 +- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)