netdev - Re: [RFC/PATCH] SO_NO

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Date:	Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:47:50 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	davids@...master.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH] SO_NO_CHECK for IPv6

David Schwartz <davids@...master.com> wrote:
>
> Exactly. But *he* doesn't need to check that checksum, given that he already
> got the packet, since he has an upper-level checksum. He is not saying that
> his reasoning applies to everyone, just that it applies to him. He is not
> talking about disabling the send checksum, but the receive checksum. He
> knows that he does not need it.

You must be in some other thread because this one started with
a patch to disable sender checksums.

Oh and please do keep CCs on this list.

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