[Bug 2094764] Re: Enable SG/TSO feature backport request for 24.04 server

The article outlines steps to enable SG/TSO features on a 24.04 server,
including updating the system, ensuring kernel and driver compatibility,
using ethtool to enable TSO and SG, and making changes persistent. It
also mentions requesting backports if necessary.

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Title:
Enable SG/TSO feature backport request for 24.04 server

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
New

Bug description:
[Impact]
r8169: enable SG/TSO on selected chip versions per default
According to https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?h=v6.13-rc6&id=b8bf38440ba94e8ed8e2ae55c5dfb0276d30e843, SG/TSO feature is ready for Linux kernel 6.12-rc4.

[Fix]

"""""
commit b8bf38440ba94e8ed8e2ae55c5dfb0276d30e843
Author: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu Oct 10 12:58:02 2024 +0200

    r8169: enable SG/TSO on selected chip versions per default

    Due to problem reports in the past SG and TSO/TSO6 are disabled per
    default. It's not fully clear which chip versions are affected, so we
    may impact also users of unaffected chip versions, unless they know
    how to use ethtool for enabling SG/TSO/TSO6.
    Vendor drivers r8168/r8125 enable SG/TSO/TSO6 for selected chip
    versions per default, I'd interpret this as confirmation that these
    chip versions are unaffected. So let's do the same here.

    Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@gmail.com>
    Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>
    Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

"""""
https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/noble/tree/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c

[Where problems could occur]
When using iperf testing in the Ubuntu Certification Test Suite, The speed is only about 70%. (Expected result: Over 80%) This problem was initially discovered when the OS cert test suite was being executed.

[Other Info]
The OS scope in LENOVO is 24.04 server version, which are using Linux kernel 6.8, due to this reason, can this feature be backport to this version, thanks!

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