netdev - Re: [next PATCH 0/4] Add support for generic Tx checksums to igb, ixgbe, igbvf, ixgbevf

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Date:	Mon, 11 Jan 2016 23:43:54 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	aduyck@...antis.com
Cc:	intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org, jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com,
	tom@...bertland.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [next PATCH 0/4] Add support for generic Tx checksums to igb,
 ixgbe, igbvf, ixgbevf

From: Alexander Duyck <aduyck@...antis.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 09:53:50 -0800

> It turns out we were doing far more than we needed to in the Tx checksum
> functions for the drivers.  As a result it hid the fact that the hardware
> is actually much more capable of handling generic offloads then previously
> realized.
> 
> This patch series enables generic Tx checksum support for igb and ixgbe
> based Intel server adapters.  In addition it adds a number of other items
> such as:
>   Inner checksum support for MPLS
>   Encapsulated checksum support for igb, igbvf, and ixgbevf
>   SCTP CRC offload support for VLAN tunnels, and VFs
>   IPv6 extension header support for igb and igbvf

I like this series, nice work!

This can go in when net-next opens back up, and I assume I'll get
it via Jeff K.