In message <E1D9nz8-0006lI-00@smeg.dsg.stanford.edu>, 
Jonathan Stone writes:

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>In message <f29504995d96f5858b3ec69dae043fe1@3am-software.com>,
>Matt Thomas writes:
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>>Does the rtl8169 support tcp segment offload?  
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>Yes, the 8169 can do segment offload.
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>Matt, is there a big downside to undoing the change, leaving the prior
>value, and zeroing the field in whatever drivers require the field to
>be zero?

Oops: you already had. Sorry for not checking the end of the thread.