netdev - Re: [PATCH 3.2 085/115] veth: don???t modify ip_summed; doing so treats packets with bad checksums as good.

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Message-ID: <57361B8A.70404@candelatech.com>
Date:	Fri, 13 May 2016 11:23:06 -0700
From:	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 3.2 085/115] veth: don???t modify ip_summed; doing so
 treats packets with bad checksums as good.

On 05/13/2016 11:21 AM, David Miller wrote:
> From: Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
> Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 09:57:19 -0700
>
>> How do you feel about a new socket-option to allow a socket to
>> request the old veth behaviour?
>
> I depend upon the opinions of the experts who work upstream on and
> maintain these components, since it is an area I am not so familiar
> with.
>
> Generally speaking asking me directly for opinions on matters like
> this isn't the way to go, in fact I kind of find it irritating.  It
> can't all be on me.
>

Fair enough, thanks for your time.

Ben

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