netdev - Re: [PATCHv2 net-next] erspan: set bso bit based on mirrored packet's len

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Date:   Sun, 20 May 2018 18:32:35 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     u9012063@...il.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, tobin@...orbit.com
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 net-next] erspan: set bso bit based on mirrored
 packet's len

From: William Tu <u9012063@...il.com>
Date: Fri, 18 May 2018 19:41:01 -0700

> Before the patch, the erspan BSO bit (Bad/Short/Oversized) is not
> handled.  BSO has 4 possible values:
>   00 --> Good frame with no error, or unknown integrity
>   11 --> Payload is a Bad Frame with CRC or Alignment Error
>   01 --> Payload is a Short Frame
>   10 --> Payload is an Oversized Frame
> 
> Based the short/oversized definitions in RFC1757, the patch sets
> the bso bit based on the mirrored packet's size.
> 
> Reported-by: Xiaoyan Jin <xiaoyanj@...are.com>
> Signed-off-by: William Tu <u9012063@...il.com>
> ---
> v1->v2
>   Improve code comments, make enum erspan_bso clearer

Applied, thanks William.