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

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Date:	Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:39:34 +1300
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	"Brandeburg, Jesse" <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>
Cc:	Sridhar Samudrala <sri@...ibm.com>,
	"Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] IFix IPv6 GSO type checks in Intel
	ethernet drivers

On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 01:11:00PM -0800, Brandeburg, Jesse wrote:
>
> 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.

skb_is_gso_v6 does an & test instead of == so the patch is definitely
not a noop.

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