netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] IFix IPv6 GSO type checks in Intel ethernet drivers

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Date:	Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:15:45 -0800
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	"Brandeburg, Jesse" <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
	"sri@...ibm.com" <sri@...ibm.com>,
	"herbert@...dor.apana.org.au" <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] IFix IPv6 GSO type checks in Intel
 ethernet drivers

On Tue, 2010-01-19 at 15:14 -0700, David Miller wrote:
> From: "Brandeburg, Jesse" <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>
> Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:11:00 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time)
> 
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, 19 Jan 2010, Sridhar Samudrala wrote:
> > 
> >> Found this problem when testing IPv6 from a KVM guest to a remote
> >> host via e1000e device on the host.
> >> The following patch fixes the check for IPv6 GSO packet in Intel
> >> ethernet drivers to use skb_is_gso_v6(). SKB_GSO_DODGY is also set
> >> when packets are forwarded from a guest.
> >> 
> >> Signed-off-by: Sridhar Samudrala <sri@...ibm.com
> > 
> > Looks fine, thanks!  The current code in net-next and 2.6.32 both have 
> > exactly the same condition in skb_is_gso_v6, so I'm not sure that this 
> > patch alone will fix any issues, FYI.  If this patch is part of another 
> > set or dependent upon another for the actual change in behavior mentioned 
> > in the comment, I think it should be noted or sent in a series.
> > 
> > Ack-ed by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>
> 
> Just FYI, I'm assuming I'll get this via Jeff eventually.

Correct, I will add this patch to my queue of patches.

Cheers,
Jeff

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