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Message-ID: <20210413091741.GL1463@shell.armlinux.org.uk>
Date:   Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:17:42 +0100
From:   Russell King - ARM Linux admin <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To:     stefanc@...vell.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com,
        davem@...emloft.net, nadavh@...vell.com, ymarkman@...vell.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kuba@...nel.org, mw@...ihalf.com,
        andrew@...n.ch, atenart@...nel.org, lironh@...vell.com,
        danat@...vell.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: mvpp2: Add parsing support for different
 IPv4 IHL values

On Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 11:45:31AM +0300, stefanc@...vell.com wrote:
> From: Stefan Chulski <stefanc@...vell.com>
> 
> Add parser entries for different IPv4 IHL values.
> Each entry will set the L4 header offset according to the IPv4 IHL field.
> L3 header offset will set during the parsing of the IPv4 protocol.

What is the impact of this commit? Is something broken at the moment,
if so what? Does this need to be backported to stable kernels?

These are key questions, of which the former two should be covered in
every commit message so that the reason for the change can be known.
It's no good just describing what is being changed in the commit without
also describing why the change is being made.

Thanks.

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