netdev - Re: [1/2] gro: Only verify TCP checksums for candidates

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Date:	Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:55:12 -0800
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, alexander.h.duyck@...el.com,
	alexander.duyck@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	edumazet@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [1/2] gro: Only verify TCP checksums for candidates

On Fri, 2013-11-22 at 10:31 +0800, Herbert Xu wrote:
> In some cases we may receive IP packets that are longer than
> their stated lengths.  Such packets are never merged in GRO.
> However, we may end up computing their checksums incorrectly
> and end up allowing packets with a bogus checksum enter our
> stack with the checksum status set as verified.
> 
> Since such packets are rare and not performance-critical, this
> patch simply skips the checksum verification for them.
> 
> Reported-by: Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
> Acked-by: Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>

Acked-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>



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