linux-kernel - Re: reiserfs NET=n build error

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Date:	Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:52:38 +0000
From:	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>
To:	Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@...e.com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, reiserfs-dev@...esys.com,
	sam@...nborg.org
Subject: Re: reiserfs NET=n build error

On Sun, Nov 19, 2006 at 12:09:22PM -0500, Jeff Mahoney wrote:
> > I would copy a relatively simple C implementation, like arch/h8300/lib/checksum.c
> 
> As long as the h8300 version has the same output as the x86 version.

As the matter of fact, h8300 version is severely broken and no, it
definitely does *not* give the same values.  Not even guaranteed
to be the same mod 0xffff is some cases, which is very much not
OK for networking uses.
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