netdev - Re: [PATCH net v2 0/2] net: netem: fix further issues with packet corruption

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Date:   Sat, 19 Oct 2019 12:14:05 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, oss-drivers@...ronome.com,
        stephen@...workplumber.org, xiyou.wangcong@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2 0/2] net: netem: fix further issues with packet
 corruption

From: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 09:16:56 -0700

> This set is fixing two more issues with the netem packet corruption.
> 
> First patch (which was previously posted) avoids NULL pointer dereference
> if the first frame gets freed due to allocation or checksum failure.
> v2 improves the clarity of the code a little as requested by Cong.
> 
> Second patch ensures we don't return SUCCESS if the frame was in fact
> dropped. Thanks to this commit message for patch 1 no longer needs the
> "this will still break with a single-frame failure" disclaimer.

Series applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.