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diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index a495f712d38..f6944ecd5b2 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
#include <linux/if_ether.h>
#include <linux/netdevice.h>
#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
+#include <linux/ethtool.h>
#include <linux/notifier.h>
#include <linux/skbuff.h>
#include <net/net_namespace.h>
@@ -1123,6 +1124,29 @@ int dev_close(struct net_device *dev)
}
+/**
+ * dev_disable_lro - disable Large Receive Offload on a device
+ * @dev: device
+ *
+ * Disable Large Receive Offload (LRO) on a net device. Must be
+ * called under RTNL. This is needed if received packets may be
+ * forwarded to another interface.
+ */
+void dev_disable_lro(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+ if (dev->ethtool_ops && dev->ethtool_ops->get_flags &&
+ dev->ethtool_ops->set_flags) {
+ u32 flags = dev->ethtool_ops->get_flags(dev);
+ if (flags & ETH_FLAG_LRO) {
+ flags &= ~ETH_FLAG_LRO;
+ dev->ethtool_ops->set_flags(dev, flags);
+ }
+ }
+ WARN_ON(dev->features & NETIF_F_LRO);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_disable_lro);
+
+
static int dev_boot_phase = 1;
/*