netdev - Re: [ PATCH v2 0/2] ibmveth gso fix.

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Date:   Wed, 14 Oct 2020 20:23:34 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     David Wilder <dwilder@...ibm.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, tlfalcon@...ux.ibm.com, cris.forno@....com,
        pradeeps@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, wilder@...ibm.com,
        willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com
Subject: Re: [ PATCH v2 0/2] ibmveth gso fix.

On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 16:20:12 -0700 David Wilder wrote:
> The ibmveth driver is a virtual Ethernet driver used on IBM pSeries systems.
> Gso packets can be sent between LPARS (virtual hosts) without segmentation,
> by flagging gso packets using one of two methods depending on the firmware
> version. Some gso packet were not correctly identified by the receiver.
> This patch-set corrects this issue.
> 
> V2:
> - Added fix tags.
> - Byteswap the constant at compilation time.
> - Updated the commit message to clarify what frame validation is performed
>   by the hypervisor.

Applied, thanks everyone!