netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] consolidate duplicate code is skb_checksum

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Date:	Thu, 27 Feb 2014 18:18:42 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	Paul.Durrant@...rix.com
Cc:	JBeulich@...e.com, edumazet@...gle.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] consolidate duplicate code is
 skb_checksum_setup() helpers

From: Paul Durrant <Paul.Durrant@...rix.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 12:39:01 +0000

> I don't know off the top of my head - I'd have to go look. My hunch
> is that TCP options are essentially independent of IP
> version. Anyway, the header is limited to 60 bytes max due to the 4
> bit width of the header length field so you may as well just use
> that.

Regardless, the MAX_IP_HDR_LEN macro that was being used in these
routines makes the intent clear, that the TCP options need to be
encompassed.

And this new consolidated code does not do that.
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