netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] net: preserve IP control block during GSO segmentation

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Date:	Wed, 13 Jan 2016 15:51:12 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	koct9i@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, dev@...nvswitch.org, cascardo@...hat.com,
	edumazet@...gle.com, fw@...len.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	pshelar@...ira.com, xiyou.wangcong@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] net: preserve IP control block during GSO
 segmentation

From: Konstantin Khlebnikov <koct9i@...il.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2016 15:21:46 +0300

> Skb_gso_segment() uses skb control block during segmentation.
> This patch adds 32-bytes room for previous control block which
> will be copied into all resulting segments.
> 
> This patch fixes kernel crash during fragmenting forwarded packets.
> Fragmentation requires valid IP CB in skb for clearing ip options.
> Also patch removes custom save/restore in ovs code, now it's redundant.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Konstantin Khlebnikov <koct9i@...il.com>
> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/CALYGNiP-0MZ-FExV2HutTvE9U-QQtkKSoE--KN=JQE5STYsjAA@mail.gmail.com

If this works I definitely prefer this approach to the other patch
where the CB is copied back and forth.

Any other reviewers?