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2.1.6 Using Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gbps Network Adapter in a Bridge

When using a Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gbps network adapter (which uses the bnx2x driver) in a bridge, it is no longer necessary to disable Transparent Packet Aggregation (TPA) by including options bnx2x disable_tpa=1 in /etc/modprobe.conf. (Bug ID 14626070)