netdev - Re: [PATCH net] ipv6: reuse ip6_frag_id from ip6_ufo_append

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Date:	Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:09:11 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	hannes@...essinduktion.org
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] ipv6: reuse ip6_frag_id from ip6_ufo_append_data

From: Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 06:52:31 +0100

> Hi David!
> 
> On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 12:28:55AM -0500, David Miller wrote:
>> From: Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
>> Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 02:55:35 +0100
>> 
>> > Currently we generate a new fragmentation id on UFO segmentation. It
>> > is pretty hairy to identify the correct net namespace and dst there.
>> > Especially tunnels use IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE and thus have no skb_dst
>> > available at all.
>> > 
>> > This causes unreliable or very predictable ipv6 fragmentation id
>> > generation while segmentation.
>> > 
>> > Luckily we already have pregenerated the ip6_frag_id in
>> > ip6_ufo_append_data and can use it here.
>> > 
>> > Signed-off-by: Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
>> 
>> Applied, thanks Hannes.
> 
> Could you also get this at least into 3.13, as sit tunnels enable gso
> by default there?

Queueud up for -stable, thanks Hannes.
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