netdev - Re: [PATCH 0/2] fix kernel crash with macvtap on top of LRO

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Message-Id: <20130207.131420.1211188723341167971.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:14:20 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	bhutchings@...arflare.com
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] fix kernel crash with macvtap on top of LRO

From: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 16:20:46 +0000

> If the consensus is still that we must preserve packets exactly (aside
> from the usual modifications by IP routers) then LRO should be disabled
> on all devices for which forwarding is enabled.

I believe this is still undoubtedly the consensus.
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