netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] virtio_net: fix csum generation for virtio-net devices

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Date:	Tue, 14 Jun 2016 03:04:06 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	rppt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, mst@...hat.com, dsa@...ulusnetworks.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] virtio_net: fix csum generation for
 virtio-net devices

From: Mike Rapoport <rppt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 08:29:38 +0300

> The commit e858fae2b0b8 ("virtio_net: use common code for virtio_net_hdr
> and skb GSO conversion") replaced the tun code for header manipulation
> with the generic helpers. While doing so, it implictly moved the
> skb_partial_csum_set() invocation after eth_type_trans(), which
> invalidate the current gso start/offset values.
> Fix it by moving the helper invocation before the mac pulling.
> 
> Fixes: e858fae2b0b8 ("virtio_net: use common code for virtio_net_hdr and
> skb GSO conversion")
> 
> Reported-by: David Ahern <dsa@...ulusnetworks.com>
> Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport <rppt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

Applied.