netdev - [PATCH 4.4-only] openvswitch: clear sender cpu before forwarding packets

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Date:   Tue, 16 May 2017 15:25:10 +0100
From:   Anoob Soman <anoob.soman@...rix.com>
To:     <stable@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     <pshelar@...ira.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
        <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <dev@...nvswitch.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Anoob Soman <anoob.soman@...rix.com>
Subject: [PATCH 4.4-only] openvswitch: clear sender cpu before forwarding packets

Similar to commit c29390c6dfee ("xps: must clear sender_cpu before
forwarding") the skb->sender_cpu needs to be cleared before forwarding
packets.

Fixes: 2bd82484bb4c ("xps: fix xps for stacked devices")
Signed-off-by: Anoob Soman <anoob.soman@...rix.com>
---
 net/openvswitch/vport.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/net/openvswitch/vport.c b/net/openvswitch/vport.c
index 31cbc8c..a4887e7 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/vport.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/vport.c
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ void ovs_vport_send(struct vport *vport, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	}
 
 	skb->dev = vport->dev;
+	skb_sender_cpu_clear(skb);
 	vport->ops->send(skb);
 	return;
 
-- 
1.8.3.1