netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] tcp: gro: add checksuming helpers

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Message-Id: <20121001.170352.1495231606129041662.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:03:52 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] tcp: gro: add checksuming helpers

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:14:53 +0200

> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> skb with CHECKSUM_NONE cant currently be handled by GRO, and
> we notice this deep in GRO stack in tcp[46]_gro_receive()
> 
> But there are cases where GRO can be a benefit, even with a lack
> of checksums.
> 
> This preliminary work is needed to add GRO support
> to tunnels.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Applied.
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