netdev - Re: [RFC] [PATCH] ip: skip IP checksum for skbs with CHECKSUM

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Date:	Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:53:50 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	opurdila@...acom.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] [PATCH] ip: skip IP checksum for skbs with
 CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY set

From: Octavian Purdila <opurdila@...acom.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:24:31 +0300

> We are working on a completely in hardware LRO implementation and this patch 
> would simplify the hardware implementation. Is this acceptable?

This is not worth the bother, otherwise we would have done it a long
time ago.

Please provide a correct IP header checksum in your hw LRO implementation.
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