netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/2] net: ip, ipv6: handle gso skbs in forwarding path

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Message-ID: <20140128173731.GD30123@breakpoint.cc>
Date:	Tue, 28 Jan 2014 18:37:31 +0100
From:	Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:	Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>,
	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] net: ip, ipv6: handle gso skbs in forwarding path

Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com> wrote:
> I think the xmit will take care of doing the fallback anyway, if skb
> need to be linear or TX checksum be computed. 
> 
> > I think thats the best solution for -net.  I would then try to come up
> > with a version that follows your "shrink gso_size" suggestion for -next.
> 
> Note that I mentioned this MTU thing months ago, and the bug is here
> since years. I do not think its a very urgent matter :)

Fair enough.  I'll see that I have something ready when -next opens.

Thanks Eric.
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