linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] af_packet: allow packets defragmentation not only for hash fanout type

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Message-Id: <20150221.230033.1502768500202889696.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Sat, 21 Feb 2015 23:00:33 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	al.drozdov@...il.com
Cc:	dborkman@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
	willemb@...gle.com, mst@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] af_packet: allow packets defragmentation not only for
 hash fanout type

From: Alexander Drozdov <al.drozdov@...il.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 08:24:27 +0300

> Packets defragmentation was introduced for PACKET_FANOUT_HASH only,
> see 7736d33f4262 ("packet: Add pre-defragmentation support for ipv4
> fanouts")
> 
> It may be useful to have defragmentation enabled regardless of
> fanout type. Without that, the AF_PACKET user may have to:
> 1. Collect fragments from different rings
> 2. Defragment by itself
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Drozdov <al.drozdov@...il.com>

Seems reasonable, applied, thanks.
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