linux-kernel - Re: [patch] fix up generic csum_ipv6

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Date:	13 Nov 2006 10:37:03 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>
Cc:	kenneth.w.chen@...el.com, akpm@...l.org, jgarzik@...ox.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] fix up generic csum_ipv6_magic function prototype

Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk> writes:
> 
> Incidentally, WTF is
> define SK_CS_CALCULATE_CHECKSUM
> #ifndef CONFIG_X86_64
> #define SkCsCalculateChecksum(p,l)      ((~ip_compute_csum(p, l)) & 0xffff)
> #else
> #define SkCsCalculateChecksum(p,l)      ((~ip_fast_csum(p, l)) & 0xffff)   
> #endif
> in ./drivers/net/sk98lin/h/skdrv1st.h?

Looks totally bogus. The x86-64 ip_fast_csum is practically identical
to the i386 version. Someone must have been asleep while reviewing
that code.

But AFAIK sk98lin is scheduled for deletion anyways, to be replaced by 
sky*. Probably for good reasons. Hopefully soon.

-Andi
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