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Message-Id: <20141230.185350.1886821773938320675.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:53:50 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jasowang@...hat.com
Cc:	rusty@...tcorp.com.au, mst@...hat.com,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next V2] virtio-net: don't do header check for
 dodgy gso packets

From: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 11:03:52 +0800

> There's no need to do header check for virtio-net since:
> 
> - Host sets dodgy for all gso packets from guest and check the header.
> - Host should be prepared for all kinds of evil packets from guest, since
>   malicious guest can send any kinds of packet.
> 
> So this patch sets NETIF_F_GSO_ROBUST for virtio-net to skip the check.
> 
> Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
> Cc: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>
> Acked-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
> ---
> Changes from V1:
> - typo fixes

Applied.
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