# Re: \[PATCH net 2/2\] bnxt\_en: Linearize TX SKB if the fragments exceed the max

- From: Eric Dumazet \<hidden\>
- Date: 2025-05-05 18:53:29 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2025/05/11326489
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2025/03/11322953/t.md

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On Mon, May 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM Michael Chan [ref] wrote:

> The patch works.  I forced a smaller TX_MAX_FRAGS to easily test it.
> But we now skip the warn_once() above since we intercept it earlier.
>  Should we add a warn_once() here also?  Thanks.
>

I do not think a warn_once() is needed here, GSO is pretty fast, in
the unlikely case this would be hit.

You could add a per tx queue counter, that ethtool -S could fetch for
curious minds.
```