netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net-gro: avoid reorders

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Date:   Wed, 09 Nov 2016 18:50:00 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net-gro: avoid reorders

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2016 11:12:27 -0800

> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> Receiving a GSO packet in dev_gro_receive() is not uncommon
> in stacked devices, or devices partially implementing LRO/GRO
> like bnx2x. GRO is implementing the aggregation the device
> was not able to do itself.
> 
> Current code causes reorders, like in following case :
> 
> For a given flow where sender sent 3 packets P1,P2,P3,P4
> 
> Receiver might receive P1 as a single packet, stored in GRO engine.
> 
> Then P2-P4 are received as a single GSO packet, immediately given to
> upper stack, while P1 is held in GRO engine.
> 
> This patch will make sure P1 is given to upper stack, then P2-P4
> immediately after.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Applied.