netdev - Re: [PATCH net v2] skbuff: Fix skb checksum flag on skb pull

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Date:	Mon, 28 Sep 2015 22:32:11 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	pshelar@...ira.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2] skbuff: Fix skb checksum flag on skb pull

From: Pravin Shelar <pshelar@...ira.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:48:57 -0700

> On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 2:09 PM, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
>> From: Pravin B Shelar <pshelar@...ira.com>
>> Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2015 12:57:53 -0700
>>
>>> VXLAN device can receive skb with checksum partial. But the checksum
>>> offset could be in outer header which is pulled on receive. This results
>>> in negative checksum offset for the skb. Such skb can cause the assert
>>> failure in skb_checksum_help(). Following patch fixes the bug by setting
>>> checksum-none while pulling outer header.
>>>
>>> Following is the kernel panic msg from old kernel hitting the bug.
>>  ...
>>> Reported-by: Anupam Chanda <achanda@...are.com>
>>> Signed-off-by: Pravin B Shelar <pshelar@...ira.com>
>>
>> Applied, thanks.
> 
> Thanks for applying it. Since I have seen this bug on older kernel can
> you also queue it for -stable.

Not until we resolve all of the regressions caused by it.

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