netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net/mlx4_en: CHECKSUM

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Date:   Fri, 30 Mar 2018 03:32:03 +0000
From:   Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
To:     Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@....mellanox.co.il>
Cc:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
        Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>,
        Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...lanox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net/mlx4_en: CHECKSUM_COMPLETE support for fragments

On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 5:44 PM Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@....mellanox.co.il>
wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 11:07 AM, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
wrote:
> > From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> > Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2018 14:21:14 -0700
> >
> >> Refine the RX check summing handling to propagate the
> >> hardware provided checksum so that we do not have to
> >> compute it later in software.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> >
> > Tariq, please review.

> Hi Dave, Eric.

> The patch looks ok but i would let tariq review it and decide if he
> wants to run full regression coverage on it
> since it changes the default behavior of the driver's checksum reporting.

> It is already weekend for him and for the team in Israel, and i don't
> think this can be handled before next week :).
> So it is really up to you guys.

> Thanks,
> Saeed.


Hi Saaed

This definitely can wait, nothing urgent really.

Thanks.