netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/2] net: Remote checksum offload for VXLAN

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Date:	Wed, 14 Jan 2015 15:21:29 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	therbert@...gle.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/2] net: Remote checksum offload for VXLAN

From: Tom Herbert <therbert@...gle.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 17:00:36 -0800

> This patch set adds support for remote checksum offload in VXLAN.
> 
> The remote checksum offload is generalized by creating a common
> function (remcsum_adjust) that does the work of modifying the
> checksum in remote checksum offload. This function can be called
> from normal or GRO path. GUE was modified to use this function.
> 
> To support RCO is VXLAN we use the 9th bit in the reserved
> flags to indicated remote checksum offload. The start and offset
> values are encoded n a compressed form in the low order (reserved)
> byte of the vni field.
> 
> Remote checksum offload is described in
> https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-herbert-remotecsumoffload-01

Tom's arguments for why he separates RX and TX paths seem completely
reasonable, and match my own understanding of the various tunneling
technologies we support.

Therefore, series applied, thanks!
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