netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/2] IP_GRE: Linearize skb before csum.

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Message-Id: <20130123.003619.868819989744570920.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:36:19 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	jesse@...ira.com, pshelar@...ira.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] IP_GRE: Linearize skb before csum.

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:30:50 -0800

> We could add a new SKB_GSO_SHARED_FRAG bit for that, and force an extra
> copy of frags, instead of a linearize call.
> 
> Basically, splice(pipe -> socket)/sendfile()/vmsplice() should set this
> flag.

Right.

> Its a bit late here, I'll do that tomorrow.

Thank you.
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