netdev - RE: [PATCH v2] net: Make skb_segment not to compute checksum if network controller supports checksumming

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Date:   Fri, 13 Mar 2020 14:04:32 +0000
From:   David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
To:     'Willem de Bruijn' <willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com>,
        Yadu Kishore <kyk.segfault@...il.com>
CC:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
        Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2] net: Make skb_segment not to compute checksum if
 network controller supports checksumming

> On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 2:36 AM Yadu Kishore <kyk.segfault@...il.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Yes, given the discussion I have no objections. The change to
> > > skb_segment in v2 look fine.
> >
> > I'm assuming that the changes in patch V2 are ok to be accepted and merged
> > to the kernel. Please let me know if there is anything else that is pending
> > from my side with respect to the patch.
> 
> I think you can rebase and submit against net-next.

It's also worth mentioning (probably in 0/n) that
this is likely to be a gain even on x86 where the
checksum is calculated during the copy loop.

	David

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