netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] udp: Fix kernel panic in UDP GSO path

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Date:   Mon, 14 May 2018 16:10:45 -0700
From:   Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:     stranche@...eaurora.org,
        Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com>
Cc:     Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
        Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Subash Abhinov Kasiviswanathan <subashab@...eaurora.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] udp: Fix kernel panic in UDP GSO path



On 05/14/2018 03:45 PM, stranche@...eaurora.org wrote:
> On 2018-05-11 17:16, Willem de Bruijn wrote:
> 
>>> Hmm, no, we absolutely need to fix GSO instead.
>>>
>>> Think of a bonding device (or any virtual devices), your patch wont avoid the crash.
> 
> Hi Eric. Can you clarify what you mean by "fix GSO?" Is that just having the GSO path work
> regardless of whether or not SG is enabled for the device?
>

Yes. GSO is a fallback, and must work all the time, not panic.