netdev - Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH net] Xen-netback: Fix issue caused by using gso

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Date:	Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:48:12 +0000
From:	Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@...rix.com>
To:	Zoltan Kiss <zoltan.kiss@...rix.com>
CC:	annie li <annie.li@...cle.com>,
	Paul Durrant <Paul.Durrant@...rix.com>,
	"xen-devel@...ts.xen.org" <xen-devel@...ts.xen.org>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Wei Liu <wei.liu2@...rix.com>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH net] Xen-netback: Fix issue caused by using
 gso_type wrongly

On Mon, 2014-03-10 at 13:29 +0000, Zoltan Kiss wrote:
> On 10/03/14 13:23, annie li wrote:
> > On 2014/3/10 17:51, Paul Durrant wrote:
> >>> @@ -299,12 +299,12 @@ static void xenvif_gop_frag_copy(struct xenvif
> >>> *vif,
> >>> struct sk_buff *skb,
> >>>           }
> >>>
> >>>           /* Leave a gap for the GSO descriptor. */
> >>> -        if (skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type & SKB_GSO_TCPV4)
> >>> -            gso_type = XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_TCPV4;
> >>> -        else if (skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type & SKB_GSO_TCPV6)
> >>> -            gso_type = XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_TCPV6;
> >>> -        else
> >>> -            gso_type = XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_NONE;
> >>> +        if (skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size) {
> >> You should probably use skb_is_gso(skb) for your test.
> >
> > skb_is_gso does the same thing, skb_iso_gso and
> > skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size coexist. But I can change the code as you
> > suggested if you like, will post a v2 patch for this.
> 
> It's always better to use core functions which codify these rules. Also, 
> from the reader's point of view, it's more obvious to see skb_is_gso, 
> than checking gso_size.

Agreed on both counts.

Ian.


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