linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] netvsc: Remove redundant use of ipv6

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Date:   Wed, 19 Jul 2017 09:44:31 -0700
From:   Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:     Mohammed Gamal <mgamal@...hat.com>
Cc:     kys@...rosoft.com, haiyangz@...rosoft.com, sthemmin@...rosoft.com,
        otubo@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        devel@...uxdriverproject.org, vkuznets@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] netvsc: Remove redundant use of ipv6_hdr()

On Wed, 19 Jul 2017 15:19:28 +0200
Mohammed Gamal <mgamal@...hat.com> wrote:

> This condition already uses an object of type ipv6hdr in the line above.
> Use the object directly instead of calling ipv6_hdr
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mohammed Gamal <mgamal@...hat.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
> index 63c98bb..06d591c 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
> @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ static u32 net_checksum_info(struct sk_buff *skb)
>  
>  		if (ip6->nexthdr == IPPROTO_TCP)
>  			return TRANSPORT_INFO_IPV6_TCP;
> -		else if (ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr == IPPROTO_UDP)
> +		else if (ip6->nexthdr == IPPROTO_UDP)
>  			return TRANSPORT_INFO_IPV6_UDP;
>  	}
>  

Patch looks fine.
Network patches go through netdev@...r.kernel.org not linux driver mailing list.
I will add it to my next patch of patches that are going to netdev for net-next.