From: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@intel.com>
Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 01:55:23 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: ixgbe: support software timestamping
X-Git-Url: https://git.karo-electronics.de/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=aa7bd467e3db3ddac503d0126a0c021871ca7d88;p=linux-beck.git

ixgbe: support software timestamping

Kernel software timestamping requires that the driver calls skb_tx_timestamp
just before passing the skb to the MAC, in order to provide the best software
timestamps. This patch adds this call for that support.

Signed-off-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@intel.com>
Tested-by: Phil Schmitt <phillip.j.schmitt@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
---

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 1ad6e2aa1dc8..05f66a24da2a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -6298,6 +6298,8 @@ netdev_tx_t ixgbe_xmit_frame_ring(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		tx_flags |= IXGBE_TX_FLAGS_SW_VLAN;
 	}
 
+	skb_tx_timestamp(skb);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_IXGBE_PTP
 	if (unlikely(skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags & SKBTX_HW_TSTAMP)) {
 		skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags |= SKBTX_IN_PROGRESS;