netdev - Re: [PATCH net v2] skbuff: Fix skb checksum flag on skb pull

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Message-Id: <20150924.140931.1967362456389755405.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Thu, 24 Sep 2015 14:09:31 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	pshelar@...ira.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2] skbuff: Fix skb checksum flag on skb pull

From: Pravin B Shelar <pshelar@...ira.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2015 12:57:53 -0700

> VXLAN device can receive skb with checksum partial. But the checksum
> offset could be in outer header which is pulled on receive. This results
> in negative checksum offset for the skb. Such skb can cause the assert
> failure in skb_checksum_help(). Following patch fixes the bug by setting
> checksum-none while pulling outer header.
> 
> Following is the kernel panic msg from old kernel hitting the bug.
 ...
> Reported-by: Anupam Chanda <achanda@...are.com>
> Signed-off-by: Pravin B Shelar <pshelar@...ira.com>

Applied, thanks.
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