netdev - [PATCH net-next] ibmvnic: Include header descriptor support for ARP packets

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Date:   Mon, 18 Dec 2017 12:52:40 -0600
From:   Thomas Falcon <tlfalcon@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Thomas Falcon <tlfalcon@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next] ibmvnic: Include header descriptor support for ARP packets

In recent tests with new adapters, it was discovered that ARP
packets were not being properly processed. This patch adds
support for ARP packet headers to be passed to backing adapters,
if necessary.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Falcon <tlfalcon@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index df6d911..6911b7c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/ethtool.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
+#include <linux/if_arp.h>
 #include <linux/in.h>
 #include <linux/ip.h>
 #include <linux/ipv6.h>
@@ -1153,6 +1154,9 @@ static int build_hdr_data(u8 hdr_field, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			hdr_len[2] = tcp_hdrlen(skb);
 		else if (ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr == IPPROTO_UDP)
 			hdr_len[2] = sizeof(struct udphdr);
+	} else if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_ARP)) {
+		hdr_len[1] = arp_hdr_len(skb->dev);
+		hdr_len[2] = 0;
 	}
 
 	memset(hdr_data, 0, 120);
@@ -1386,7 +1390,8 @@ static int ibmvnic_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 	/* determine if l2/3/4 headers are sent to firmware */
 	if ((*hdrs >> 7) & 1 &&
 	    (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP) ||
-	     skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6))) {
+	     skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6) ||
+	     skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_ARP))) {
 		build_hdr_descs_arr(tx_buff, &num_entries, *hdrs);
 		tx_crq.v1.n_crq_elem = num_entries;
 		tx_buff->indir_arr[0] = tx_crq;
-- 
2.7.5