netdev - Re: When a TCP segment is split up (to be sent through a TUN device with a small MTU) who should recalculate the checksum?

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Message-ID: <528635CF.9050306@atlantech.com>
Date:	Fri, 15 Nov 2013 15:55:11 +0100
From:	John Hughes <john@...antech.com>
To:	vyasevic@...hat.com
CC:	John Hughes <john@...antech.com>,
	Vlad Yasevich <vyasevich@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: When a TCP segment is split up (to be sent through a TUN device
 with a small MTU) who should recalculate the checksum?

On 15/11/13 15:41, Vlad Yasevich wrote:
> On 11/15/2013 09:31 AM, John Hughes wrote:
>> On 15/11/13 15:20, Vlad Yasevich wrote:
>>>
>>> Can you check to see if you have the following patch in your kernel
>>> commit: 1cdbcb7957cf9e5f841dbcde9b38fd18a804208b

> Give it a try.  It has helped me in similar situations.  If it helps,
> we can get it into the stable tree.

Ok, I'll make myself a kernel with that patch.

Should be able to try it over the weekend.

-- 
John.
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