netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/7] via-velocity: Correct setting of skipped checksums

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Date:	Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:36:06 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	simon.kagstrom@...insight.net
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, davej@...hat.com, shemminger@...tta.com,
	romieu@...zoreil.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/7] via-velocity: Correct setting of skipped checksums

From: Simon Kagstrom <simon.kagstrom@...insight.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:12:05 +0100

> (Taken from the VIA driver). Check that this is actually an UDP or TCP
> packet before claiming that the checksum is unnecessary.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Simon Kagstrom <simon.kagstrom@...insight.net>

Why would the chip specifically say UDP or TCP checksum is OK
on a packet that is not of said protocol type?

Just wondering...
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