netdev - Re: [PATCH net] skbuff: Fix skb checksum partial check.

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Date:	Tue, 29 Sep 2015 16:49:32 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	pshelar@...ira.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] skbuff: Fix skb checksum partial check.

From: Pravin B Shelar <pshelar@...ira.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:24:25 -0700

> Earlier patch 6ae459bda tried to detect void ckecksum partial
> skb by comparing pull length to checksum offset. But it does
> not work for all cases since checksum-offset depends on
> updates to skb->data.
> 
> Following patch fixes it by validating checksum start offset
> after skb-data pointer is updated. Negative value of checksum
> offset start means there is no need to checksum.
> 
> Fixes: 6ae459bda ("skbuff: Fix skb checksum flag on skb pull")
> Reported-by: Andrew Vagin <avagin@...n.com>
> Signed-off-by: Pravin B Shelar <pshelar@...ira.com>
> ---
> This and 6ae459bda patches needs to be backported to stable.

Applied and both queued up for -stable, thanks.
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