netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] udp_offload: Allow device GRO without checksum-complete

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Date:	Mon, 24 Aug 2015 13:15:28 -0700
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Tom Herbert <tom@...bertland.com>
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	sramamur@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, kernel-team@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] udp_offload: Allow device GRO without
 checksum-complete

On Mon, 2015-08-24 at 12:34 -0700, Tom Herbert wrote:

> diff --git a/net/ipv4/udp.c b/net/ipv4/udp.c
> index c0a15e7..1d91227 100644
> --- a/net/ipv4/udp.c
> +++ b/net/ipv4/udp.c
> @@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(sysctl_udp_wmem_min);
>  atomic_long_t udp_memory_allocated;
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(udp_memory_allocated);
>  
> +int sysctl_udp_gro_nocsum_ok;
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(sysctl_udp_gro_nocsum_ok);
> +

1) Why is this exported ?

2) I do not believe it is specific to UDP path.

  We could have the same sysctl for GRE or IPIP or XXX encaps ?



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