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

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Date:	Mon, 22 Jan 2007 07:52:14 +0100
From:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...pl>
To:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
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 Sat, Jan 20, 2007 at 08:10:27AM +1100, Herbert Xu wrote:
> 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.
 
I was so impressed by the amount of work done by Michael
that I magnified his merit and forgot to mention the role
of Patrick and Herbert, particularly here:

> Since you're certain that this is being seen on the wire, one
> possibility is that we've got a bug somewhere that's zeroing
> skb->ip_summed on a packet with a partial checksum.

which exactly pointed the reason.

So, I apologize to them and, if there is such possibility,
I would like to ask David Miller to change the description
like that: 
---
[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.

The majority of substantial work including heavy testing
and diagnosing by: Michael Tokarev <mjt@....msk.ru>
Possible reasons pointed by: Herbert Xu and Patrick McHardy.

Signed-off-by: Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...pl>

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

Regards,
Jarek P.
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