linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next] virtio-net: avoid unnecessary checksum calculation on guest RX

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Message-ID: <abb04d29-1cd8-4bff-879d-116798487263@redhat.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2025 12:16:56 +0100
From: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
To: Jon Kohler <jon@...anix.com>
Cc: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>, Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>,
 Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com>, Eugenio Pérez
 <eperezma@...hat.com>,
 "virtualization@...ts.linux.dev" <virtualization@...ts.linux.dev>,
 "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
 "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] virtio-net: avoid unnecessary checksum
 calculation on guest RX

On 11/25/25 9:00 PM, Jon Kohler wrote:
>> On Nov 25, 2025, at 12:57 PM, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com> wrote:
>>
>> CC netdev
> 
> Thats odd, I used git send-email --to-cmd='./scripts/get_maintainer.pl,
> but it looks like in MAINTAINERS, that only would have hit
> VIRTIO CORE AND NET DRIVERS, 

?!? not here:

./scripts/get_maintainer.pl drivers/net/virtio_net.c
"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com> (maintainer:VIRTIO CORE AND NET
DRIVERS)
Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com> (maintainer:VIRTIO CORE AND NET DRIVERS)
Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com> (reviewer:VIRTIO CORE AND NET
DRIVERS)
"Eugenio Pérez" <eperezma@...hat.com> (reviewer:VIRTIO CORE AND NET DRIVERS)
Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@...n.ch> (maintainer:NETWORKING DRIVERS)
"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net> (maintainer:NETWORKING DRIVERS)
Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com> (maintainer:NETWORKING DRIVERS)
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org> (maintainer:NETWORKING DRIVERS)
Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com> (maintainer:NETWORKING DRIVERS)
virtualization@...ts.linux.dev (open list:VIRTIO CORE AND NET DRIVERS)
netdev@...r.kernel.org (open list:NETWORKING DRIVERS)
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org (open list)

The "NETWORKING DRIVER" entry should catch even virtio_net. Something
odd in your setup?!?

BTW, this is a bit too late, but you should wait at least 24h before
reposting on netdev:

https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.17.9/source/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst#L422

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