linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net 1/2] r8152: fix the sw rx checksum is unavailable

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Fri, 25 Nov 2016 09:35:31 -0500
From:   Mark Lord <mlord@...ox.com>
To:     Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:     Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, hayeswang@...ltek.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, nic_swsd@...ltek.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 1/2] r8152: fix the sw rx checksum is unavailable

On 16-11-25 09:22 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 07:41:42AM -0500, Mark Lord wrote:
>> On 16-11-25 07:34 AM, Mark Lord wrote:
>>> On 16-11-25 04:53 AM, Greg KH wrote:
>>>> Note, there are "cheap" USB monitors that can be quite handy and that work on Linux:
>>>> 	http://www.totalphase.com/products/beagle-usb12/
>>>
>>> USD$455/each in quantity, vs. USD$8 for the USB ethernet dongle.
>>
>> Oh, wrong model.  That one doesn't do USB2.
>> The USB2 version is a mere USD$1300 in quantity.
>>
>> Seems like rather a lot of money just to report a bug in a USB driver.
>> Perhaps the Linux Foundation might purchase one and loan it for this task?
> 
> You already have access to a USB analyzer you said, why would I try to
> buy one and ship it around the world instead?  Makes no sense...

No, the company where I am consulting has a paperweight called a "USB analyzer".
It doesn't work with Linux machines.

You are the one who suggested purchase of a working Linux compatible unit,
so I was just following up to see if you were serious about that.

No worries.
I'll see if the paperweight can be converted into something useful next week.

Cheers