netdev - Re: [PATCH] tcp_output: Re: rare bad TCP checksum with 2.6.19?

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Date:	Sat, 20 Jan 2007 08:10:27 +1100
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...pl>
Cc:	Michael Tokarev <mjt@....msk.ru>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tcp_output: Re: rare bad TCP checksum with 2.6.19?

On Fri, Jan 19, 2007 at 12:06:41PM +0100, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
> 
> [PATCH][NET] tcp_output: rare bad TCP checksum with 2.6.19
> 
> The patch "Replace CHECKSUM_HW by CHECKSUM_PARTIAL/CHECKSUM_COMPLETE"
> changed to unconditional copying of ip_summed field from collapsed
> skb. This patch reverts this change.   
> 
> All substantial work including heavy testing and diagnosing by:
> Michael Tokarev <mjt@....msk.ru>
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...pl>

Acked-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>

Thanks for catching this! I'll take the credit for adding this bug :)

Dave, we'll need this fix for 2.6.20 as well as 2.6.19.

Cheers,
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