netdev - Re: [PATCH net] packet: only test po->has_vnet_hdr once in packet

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Date:   Thu, 28 Sep 2017 10:25:10 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, willemb@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] packet: only test po->has_vnet_hdr once in
 packet_snd

aFrom: Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 12:20:17 -0400

> From: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>
> 
> Packet socket option po->has_vnet_hdr can be updated concurrently with
> other operations if no ring is attached.
> 
> Do not test the option twice in packet_snd, as the value may change in
> between calls. A race on setsockopt disable may cause a packet > mtu
> to be sent without having GSO options set.
> 
> Fixes: bfd5f4a3d605 ("packet: Add GSO/csum offload support.")
> Signed-off-by: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>
> Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Applied and queued up for -stable.