netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/6] net: reset MAC header consistently across L3 virtual devices

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Message-Id: <162491100523.2562.3585552064216473782.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date:   Mon, 28 Jun 2021 20:10:05 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Guillaume Nault <gnault@...hat.com>
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        yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, dsahern@...nel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/6] net: reset MAC header consistently across L3
 virtual devices

Hello:

This series was applied to netdev/net-next.git (refs/heads/master):

On Fri, 25 Jun 2021 15:32:59 +0200 you wrote:
> Some virtual L3 devices, like vxlan-gpe and gre (in collect_md mode),
> reset the MAC header pointer after they parsed the outer headers. This
> accurately reflects the fact that the decapsulated packet is pure L3
> packet, as that makes the MAC header 0 bytes long (the MAC and network
> header pointers are equal).
> 
> However, many L3 devices only adjust the network header after
> decapsulation and leave the MAC header pointer to its original value.
> This can confuse other parts of the networking stack, like TC, which
> then considers the outer headers as one big MAC header.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,1/6] bareudp: allow redirecting bareudp packets to eth devices
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/99c8719b7981
  - [net-next,2/6] ipip: allow redirecting ipip and mplsip packets to eth devices
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/7ad136fd288c
  - [net-next,3/6] sit: allow redirecting ip6ip, ipip and mplsip packets to eth devices
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/730eed2772e7
  - [net-next,4/6] gre: let mac_header point to outer header only when necessary
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/aab1e898c26c
  - [net-next,5/6] ip6_tunnel: allow redirecting ip6gre and ipxip6 packets to eth devices
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/da5a2e49f064
  - [net-next,6/6] gtp: reset mac_header after decap
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/b2d898c8a523

You are awesome, thank you!
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