vmxnet3: update to latest ToT

[Ronak Doshi]

This request is to port vmxnet3 patches to Ubuntu ongoing kernel release. Below is the commit:

vmxnet3: Remove buf_info from device accessible structures https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net-next.git/commit/drivers/net/vmxnet3?id=de1da8bcf40564a2adada2d5d5426e05355f66e8

[Ubuntu Kernel Bot (ubuntu-kernel-bot)]

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. While running an Ubuntu kernel (not a mainline or third-party kernel) please enter the following command in a terminal window:

apport-collect 1914143

and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.

If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.

[Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew)]

Hello,
thanks for the fix, I noticed that this has already landed in upstream [1].

Can you provide justification and send this patch to the mailing list? [2]
Thanks you.

[1] https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/de1da8bcf40564a2adada2d5d5426e05355f66e8
[2] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Dev/StablePatchFormat

[Ronak Doshi (ronakdoshi)]

1. Please go through below email thread as to why this patch was required.

   https://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg712649.html

2. Sure, will refer to the link and send the patch

Thanks

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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