linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4.4-only] openvswitch: clear sender cpu before forwarding packets

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Date:   Tue, 16 May 2017 12:55:54 -0700
From:   Joe Stringer <joe@....org>
To:     Anoob Soman <anoob.soman@...rix.com>
Cc:     stable@...r.kernel.org, Pravin B Shelar <pshelar@...ira.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, ovs dev <dev@...nvswitch.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4.4-only] openvswitch: clear sender cpu before forwarding packets

On 16 May 2017 at 07:25, Anoob Soman <anoob.soman@...rix.com> wrote:
> Similar to commit c29390c6dfee ("xps: must clear sender_cpu before
> forwarding") the skb->sender_cpu needs to be cleared before forwarding
> packets.
>
> Fixes: 2bd82484bb4c ("xps: fix xps for stacked devices")
> Signed-off-by: Anoob Soman <anoob.soman@...rix.com>

Is this needed for 4.1 too?